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Dallas, Texas: Lee Harvey Oswald's Matinee Seat

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Texas Theatre

Address:
231 W. Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX
Directions:
Oak Cliff neighborhood, SW side of Dallas, west of I-35E. On north side of Jefferson, west of Zang. Seat is third from back row, right center aisle.
Phone:
214-948-1546
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Lee Harvey Oswald's Matinee Seat

The Texas Theatre is where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested after the assassination of John F. Kennedy (Oswald had snuck in during the screening of the film "War is Hell").

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Historical marker.

Lee Harvey Oswald's Matinee Seat

An easy landmark to find and photograph, close to the Oswald boarding house and the location where Officer Tippit was shot.

[Mastiff70, 04/04/2018]
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