Looking Back at the Iconic Movie Theaters That Shaped Nacogdoches

The news of Icon Cinemas renovating the old movie theater at Northview Plaza is the talk of Nacogdoches. After all, it will be the only - full-size - theater in town. But while we're waiting on it open back up, it's worth mentioning that Nacogdoches has had a pretty extensive theater history over the years. There have been multiple theaters, in different places all over town.

The Long-Lost Theaters of Nacogdoches and What They've Become

As I was doing some digging through old records on the Cinema Treasures website the other day, I was pretty surprised to find out that Nacogdoches has had five theaters throughout the years, and two drive-ins. Obviously, all of these have closed, but they were still there.

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Take a look at what I found:

I will admit, the only three theaters that I knew of before doing my research were the Northview Plaza one, the Main Theater, and the SFA Theater - even though the last two have been closed my entire life. The others were closed well before my time as well, and actually even before my parents' time.

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But it's always fun to take a step back in time and see what things used to be, as well as what they've become today. Some, as you've seen, were removed completely. Others were converted into something entirely different.

All I know is that the people around Nacogdoches are looking for the new Icon Cinemas to revitalize the movie theater experience for the city.