I was lucky to see one of the Indiana Jones flicks in the mid-1980s there shortly before this grand old cinema closed down. I was just a kid, so I don’t remember much other than it had an upstairs balcony, which I’d never experienced before. I’m sorry it went away…at least we still have River Oaks Theater in Houston, but that’s quite a drive from Sugar Land. Palms Theater was within reasonable walking distance of where I live. Rumors abound about what is to be done with the now-defunct Imperial Sugar Refinery…I’d love nothing more than to see the Palms Theater lovingly restored to its former glory (that vacant lot still irks me every time I drive by it now). I’m glad I at least got to see one movie there before it closed its doors.
I was lucky to see one of the Indiana Jones flicks in the mid-1980s there shortly before this grand old cinema closed down. I was just a kid, so I don’t remember much other than it had an upstairs balcony, which I’d never experienced before. I’m sorry it went away…at least we still have River Oaks Theater in Houston, but that’s quite a drive from Sugar Land. Palms Theater was within reasonable walking distance of where I live. Rumors abound about what is to be done with the now-defunct Imperial Sugar Refinery…I’d love nothing more than to see the Palms Theater lovingly restored to its former glory (that vacant lot still irks me every time I drive by it now). I’m glad I at least got to see one movie there before it closed its doors.