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[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0273]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Showplace of the southwest, ' as the Criterion Theater was lauded in the days before movies could talk, faces a eulogy from the wrecking ball Thursday as it is razed to make way for downtown urban renewal projects."
Date: February 1, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0268]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The tower and Criterion motion picture theaters will return to the local entertainment scene in a week of double openings in March, the theater management announced Monday."
Date: February 20, 1967
Creator: Brown, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0269]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Hurried worker takes a long stretch as he tries to finish remodeling work at the Criterion theater before Thursday night's invitational preview of "Hawaii."
Date: March 23, 1967
Creator: Brown, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0266]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Buildings remain, in some cases, and have been moved in others. From top photo, details are from: the Pioneer Building's Broadway entrance, the OG&E Building at the corner of Third and Harvey, main entrance of old Post Office and Federal Building on Dean A. McGee Avenue, and finials from the Criterion theater and from the Baum Building."
Date: April 16, 1989
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0262]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's closing time once again for the trouble-plagued Criterion Theater, which at one time was a showcase example of the downtown theater."
Date: July 20, 1965
Creator: Crowder, Russ
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0274]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Sunday Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Showplace of the southwest, ' as the Criterion Theater was lauded in the days before movies could talk, faces a eulogy from the wrecking ball Thursday as it is razed to make way for downtown urban renewal projects."
Date: February 1, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0263]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "We are well satisfied with business'. . . record breaking boxoffice at Criterion theater as indicated by this long line of ticket buyers shows business can be good dowtown."
Date: July 20, 1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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