Garden Oaks Theater
3750 N. Shepherd Drive,
Houston,
TX
77018
3750 N. Shepherd Drive,
Houston,
TX
77018
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc.
Architects: H. F. Pettigrew, John A. Worley
Firms: Pettigrew & Worley
Functions: Church
Previous Names: Capri Theater
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Like the Santa Rosa Theatre, the Garden Oaks Theater was built in the late-1940’s by Interstate Theatres Inc. and was a sub-run 28 day house off downtown Houston. The Garfen Theatre was opened on July 10, 1947. The theater was in an “L” shape design. A second screen was later added it was had been a retail space in the theater building. It operated at least through the mid-1990’s, last named Capri Theater and is a church today.
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The Garden Oaks was one of several post-war Houston theaters designed for the Interstate Circuit by H.F. Pettigrew and John A. Worley of the Dallas firm of Pettigrew & Worley.
The Garden Oaks opened on July 10, 1947. The premier feature was “The Sea of Grass” with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
Nice nighttime shots,nice looking shopping center theatre.
I saw Saturday Night Fever here in early 1978. I was 8 yrs old. I remember while driving away from the theater late that night, on Shepherd going toward 610, seeing what looked like an old woman laying in the street at the curb. I don’t think anyone else in the car saw this but me.. I never forgot it.
I have some nice photos of the Garden Oaks theater but I don’t know how to post them here. I got them off an old website twenty years ago. I have no idea who owns them but they are really nice including some interiors. Ray Frazier
Can you rent this theater…..
Opened on July 10th, 1947. Grand opening ad posted. Closed 1994 as Capri
Demolition fence drew protests in February 2026. Definitely closed.
This theater has been closed as a “movie theater” for many years. Then a church bought the building and they moved out early last year.
Emergency Alert! Developers bought the property and are planning to tear the theater down. They already took down the tower. There is an organization that is trying to buy the theater and open it back up. They were part of the group that helped save the River Oaks Theater. If you are interested in helping, you can find out more information here. https://arthousehtx.org/