A few images of the retro theatres in the Loop.
The Hollywood Video theatre on Westheimer near Montrose.
The old town theatre in the Historic Heights.
The Majestic Metro in Downtown Market Square.
And the following two(Alabama and River Oaks Theatres) are causing much debate in the community by Weingarten Realty’s recent announcement for new plans for these two shopping centers. A few folks have even started a petition to voice their opinion against Weingarten proposal.
The Alabama theatre, now operating as a BOOKSTOP.
And the River Oaks Theatre, still showing films on the big screen under the auspices of Landmark Theatres.
Did I miss any other retro theatres inside the Loop?
haha! thanks, man. these are great!
I found a few more theatres I missed- scroll down the page to the theatres section on this Houston Deco website.
http://houstondeco.org/1940s/
The original name of the “Hollywood” Theater was the Tower Theater. It only became “Hollywood” when the movie rental chain took over the building.
Thanks Bill…also the Bookstop is closed now!
Those are great looking theaters! Good luck.