Modern Federal · Theaters

Outside detail of the Perot Theatre, a landmark since 1924, when it opened as the Saenger Amusement Company's "Gateway to the West" movie theater in Texarkana, Texas

Texas · 1850–1939

Outside detail of the Perot Theatre, a landmark since 1924, when it opened as the Saenger Amusement Company's "Gateway to the West" movie theater in Texarkana, Texas, Texas, 1850–1939
Outside detail of the Perot Theatre, a landmark since 1924, when it opened as the Saenger Amusement Company's "Gateway to the West" movie theater in Texarkana, Texas, Texas, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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