General Cinema NorthPark I & II was one of the most popular theaters following the demise of Dallas’ Theater Row.

A handful of big Hollywood films have been made in Dallas. But the city’s real contribution to the movie world has more to do with where we’ve watched them over the years. This week, we trace the history of movie exhibition in Dallas with a recent UT-Arlington graduate who wrote his master’s thesis on the topic.

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