The Paramount Theatre is located in downtown Abilene Texas at 352 Cypress Street. The Parmount was built in 1930 by H. O. Wooten adjacent to his Hotel Wooten. Opening night was May 18 1930 with the film Safety in Numbers starring Carole Lombard. On February 12 1931 Universal Pictures selected the Abilene Paramount along with a few others in that theatre chain to exhibit the 1931 horror classic Dracula a full two days before its Valentine’s Day premiere.
