Red Bluff was open until the late ‘80s at least (posting a newspaper ad to the photo section for it from Houston Chronicle/March 1988, upper left corner of page).
I think it became a dollar cinema in the early 80s. I remember my Dad took me to see Blake Edwards' S.O.B. here when I was a kid (because they put “PG” on the marquee instead of “R”).
I grew up in Houston in the 70s/80s and went to these two theatres a lot when I was a kid. Even though they were so close together, they appealed to different tastes. The Loews T&C 3 showed more highbrow fare for adults, where I feel like the T&C 6 showed more mainstream popcorn-type movies (with exceptions, of course). Both theatres were very strict about R-rated movies, and if you bought a ticket for a PG movie, then sneaked into an R movie, the ushers would walk through and check stubs before the movie started or during the previews and kick you out. I got kicked out trying to see PURPLE RAIN many times at T&C6, finally saw it at the Galleria II.
Darryl, I have a couple of pictures of newspaper ads from the 80s for both theatres and the address for both is listed as “West Belt @ I-10.” I did find the T&C6 listed as “666 Town & Country Village” elsewhere in the newspaper.
Red Bluff was open until the late ‘80s at least (posting a newspaper ad to the photo section for it from Houston Chronicle/March 1988, upper left corner of page).
I think it became a dollar cinema in the early 80s. I remember my Dad took me to see Blake Edwards' S.O.B. here when I was a kid (because they put “PG” on the marquee instead of “R”).
Loved this theater, saw many movies there in the late 70s/early 80s.
The Loews Town & Country 3 was walking distance from this theatre, same side of the street.
I grew up in Houston in the 70s/80s and went to these two theatres a lot when I was a kid. Even though they were so close together, they appealed to different tastes. The Loews T&C 3 showed more highbrow fare for adults, where I feel like the T&C 6 showed more mainstream popcorn-type movies (with exceptions, of course). Both theatres were very strict about R-rated movies, and if you bought a ticket for a PG movie, then sneaked into an R movie, the ushers would walk through and check stubs before the movie started or during the previews and kick you out. I got kicked out trying to see PURPLE RAIN many times at T&C6, finally saw it at the Galleria II.
Darryl, I have a couple of pictures of newspaper ads from the 80s for both theatres and the address for both is listed as “West Belt @ I-10.” I did find the T&C6 listed as “666 Town & Country Village” elsewhere in the newspaper.
Great memories all around.