Santa Rosa Theatre
5607 Telephone Road,
Houston,
TX
77087
5607 Telephone Road,
Houston,
TX
77087
2 people
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc.
Architects: H. F. Pettigrew, John A. Worley
Firms: Pettigrew & Worley
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Stars Theatre
Nearby Theaters
The Santa Roasa Theatre was opened on December 20, 1946 with Dana Andrews in “Canyon Passage”. My mother took me to the Santa Rosa Theatre when I was four years old (in 1962) to see “The Music Man”. I have many fond memories of the Santa Rosa Theatre.
It was demolished in April 2007.
Contributed by
Chet Cuccia
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 15 comments)
Oops! Forgot to mention that the images for the Santa Rosa under construction are dated April 2, 1947.
Check out this image View link
It looks like it was built in the middle of nowhere!
the santa rosa is no more – demolition started on April 14, 2007
Dang! Another one bites the dust! Let us know what goes up in its place. Probably a generic something….McDonalds or Walgreens.
Bet you can count the number of vintage theaters left in Houston on one hand, now.
This city sucks when it comes to historical preservation. It’s been proven that preservation is income-generating, particularly in a town like this, where old, quality structures are rare. This mentality is totally frustrating.
More demo photos here
http://www.arch-ive.org/santarosa/
Google Maps is interesting on the Santa Rosa. The aerial view shows the spot vacant, with only the old sidewalk markings remaining at the old entrance, but the street view still shows the elevation of the front of the theater.
Next time I’m in the area I need to take a photo of the sidewalk there. This was another building that I told myself for years that I needed to photograph, but never got around to it.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ckt7sb
The Santa Rosa 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.
I’m sure that’s the same building in the 1983 photo ken mc linked to above. It looks like they painted everything but that strip of pink around the base of the box office. It also looks like they used letters from the name Santa Rosa to make the name Stars on the vertical sign.
The Santa Rosa opened on December 20, 1946. The premier feature was “Canyon Passage” with Dana Andrews and Brian Donlevy.
Grand opening ad posted.