Lowering the Boom at the Rice Theater

ID: 1689 ~ Source: "Lowering the Boom" Newspapers.com. The Crowley Post-Signal, April 3, 2002. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-crowley-post-signal-lowering-the-boo/145977737/. ~ Date: 2002
This file appears in: Setting Sights on the Rice
Lowering the Boom at the Rice Theater

A huge crane is used to lift one of the several air conditioning units onto the Rice Theater as part of the ongoing remodeling of the Crowley landmark.

This file appears in: Setting Sights on the Rice

By Xian Maynor
On Friday, January 31st, 1941, a new center of entertainment and community held its formal debut. Throughout the decades since its grand opening, the Rice Theater has hosted a variety of events from film screenings to Christmas celebrations,…