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The nation's second Shopping Center Cinema was located in Greater Dallas' HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE.



The first feature presentation at The Village Theatre, "The Dark Angel," starred Frederic March and Merle Oberon.


The grand opening advert for Greater Dallas' Village Theatre. It was added to the existing HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE in 1935. The oft-renovated cinema was shuttered in October 2021. It was repurposed as retail store space in 2023.
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