 The location was Archer City, Texas, hometown of  Larry McMurtry (qv), the author of the novel "The Last Picture  Show". McMurtry and Director Peter Bogdanovich (qv) scouted  several locations for the movie and Bogdonovich chose Archer City  when McMurtry stopped there during the trip. The town remains much  as it was during the filming. The Royal Theater was rebuilt after  the filming of _Texasville (1990)_ (qv), sequel to The Last Picture  Show. It continues to screen films today.