Created By: Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission
127 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK
Destroyed 1921, rebuilt 192?
The 750-seat Williams Dreamland Theater was one of several businesses owned and operated by John and Loula Williams. Other enterprises included a rooming house, a confectionery, and a garage. Believed to be Tulsa's first movie theater, the Dreamland was a center for life and a symbol of affluence and success in pre-riot Greenwood. The theater showed live musical and theatrical revues as well as silent films. (featured prominently in the Watchman rendition of the Massacre)
During the 1921 Race Riot, Greenwood District residents gathered at the Dreamland to plan a course of action. In the end, the riotous mob destroyed the venue.
The Dreamland Theater was rebuilt after the destruction.
This point of interest is part of the tour: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Events Educator Tour
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