FORT WORTH, Texas — A historic theater in downtown Fort Worth recently dimmed its lights and closed its doors for good.
Downtown Cowtown at the Isis on Main Street near the Fort Worth Stockyards recently shared a final message to followers on Facebook.
“It is with the deepest sadness that we announce, effective immediately, we personally will no longer be operating the theatre,“ the post read. “Although this chapter is coming to an end, the memories and stories we all have created here will last a lifetime. It has been honor to serve and entertain the historic Fort Worth area for the past two years and we are all so incredibly grateful.”
The owners and representatives of the theater declined to comment further about the closure at the time of this posting, citing legal reasons.
The post drew nearly 200 comments on Facebook.
"I am very sad to hear this. We love the theater and all it has brought to the Stockyards. I hope it continues to be a bright spot on the Northside,” a comment read.
“Breaks my heart. We always enjoyed our times there,” another read.
The venue opened as a 400-seat theater in 1914, designed by architect Louis B. Weinman, according to the theater’s website. It was destroyed in a projection booth fire in 1935 and rebuilt and enlarged to the plans of architect W. Scott Dunne in 1936, the website states.
It was repaired in 1942 after Marine Creek flooded the Stockyards and damaged the theater, according to the website. It closed its doors in 1988 after nearly 50 years.
Owners Dr. Jeffrey Smith and his wife, Debbie Garrett-Smith, began new renovations in 2017 and the theater reopened in 2021, the website continued.
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