Jack Corgan

Jack Murl Corgan (died 2000)[1] was an America architect known for the theaters he designed in the Southwest and development of hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada with business partner William J. Moore.

Biography

Corgan was born in Hugo, Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in 1935.[2] He moved to Dallas, Texas and opened his architectural firm in 1938,[2] focusing largely on theaters and drive-ins.[3] In 1941, he designed the first drive-in theatre.[1] In the mid-1950s, Corgan designed the Dallas Love Field airport terminal.[1] In 1960, Corgan was the president of the Texas Society of Architects.[4]

Corgan is the father of architect Clifford Jack Corgan (born 1945), also known as Jack Corgan, who took over leadership of the architectural firm[5] in the 1970s.[lower-alpha 1]

Works

The Rialto Theater in Three Rivers, Texas
The Plaza Theater in Garland, Texas

Notes

  1. C. Jack Corgan also studied at OSU before transferring to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][6] In 2015, C. Jack Corgan was inducted into the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Hall of Fame.[7]

References

  1. Yves Gerem (March 2004). A Marmac Guide to Dallas. Pelican Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-58980-199-8.
  2. "OKC Mod » Corgan, Jack". okcmod.com.
  3. Perez, Christine (April 2013). "Corgan Turns 75". D Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  4. "Past Presidents". Texas Society of Architects. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. "75th Corgan-iversary Construction News - the industry's newspaper in Texas". Construction News. March 4, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. "OSU Alumni Association - Distinguished Alumni".
  7. "Hall of Fame Inductees". College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, Oklahoma State. January 4, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. "Movie Theaters Designed by Jack Corgan - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org.
  9. Erin O. Wallace (April 9, 2013). Haunted New Braunfels: A True Wild West Ghost Town. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. PT37. ISBN 978-1-61423-911-6.

Further reading

  • Corgan, Jack (February 1946). "Movies under Texas Skies". Architectural Concrete. 11: 24–25.
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