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Denison, Texas 
Exposition Hall, Plan, 1892. Sanborn's Fire Map. Exposition
Hall, a
magnificent building, that cost thousands of dollars, in which
was collected a splendid exhibit of the products of this section and
the Indian Territory, was erected near the Boulevard.
It was
an imposing structure. Many public functions were held out
there. Hundreds of distinguished men from all portions of the
United States were entertained at Exposition
Hall.
Exposition Hall An important early entertainment spot, not quite qualifying as a theater, was Denison''s Exposition Hall. This was the site of social events, carnivals, plays, live shows, and special events, but no movies were shown. Built in 1890, near College Boulevard at 928 West Star Street, on the southern outskirts of town just east of Woodlawn Avenue, this facility was used mostly by people in the area where the Denison Cotton Mill later was built in 1895. 
1891 Bird's-Eye Map Shows relationship of Exposition Hall (right) to Denison Cotton Mill (left). 
Exposition Hall, from "Glimpses of Denison, Texas: Indelible Photographs," The Albertype Company, New York NY, 1890, for the Denison Board of Trade. After that, according
to old-timers, the Exposition Hall became an inn and an apartment
house. Some who resided there include R. P. Brown, George Danner,
Warren Edget, William Edwards, Martin Reiter, and D. A. Walker. The old
building was demolished in the late 1930s.
Source ~ Billy Holcomb, Theater Row 
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