Heights Theatre
339 W. 19th Street,
Houston,
TX
77008
339 W. 19th Street,
Houston,
TX
77008
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Heights Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Special Events
Styles: Mission Revival, Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Height Art Adult Cinema
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
713.861.6070
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Located on W. 19th Street in the Historical Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston. The Heights Theatre was built in a Mission Revival style. It was later modernised in a Streamline Moderne style. On July 6, 1966 it went over to screening adult movies as the Height Art Adult Cinema. After closing it was converted into retail space, mostly for antiques.
In March 2013, it was operating as a special events venue.
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Marston Gould
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Judging from the Art Moderne facade and the somewhat grungy looking side walls seen in those photos, I’d say the theater was probably just gutted by the 1969 fire rather than “burned to the ground” as the Times article had it.
The July 14, 1969, issue of Boxoffice Magazine reported on the fire investigation and said that the fire had definitely been set by an arsonist. The Boxoffice article said that the fire had “…destroyed the $90,000 theatre….” That vertical sign must be from the early 1950s at the latest, though.
The Heights opened on May 14, 1929. The premier feature was “Sunset Pass” with Jack Holt and Nora Lane.
There is a video with some interior views on this page. Address should be changed to 339 W. 19th Street.
http://tinyurl.com/yjsecz6
There is a 2006 photo of the restored 1935 Art Moderne facade, and a view dated 1935 showing the original mission style front, on this page at Houston Deco.
The theater is now an art gallery and event space.
From the 1930s photo postcard of the Heights Theatre in Houston.
The Heights Theatre has been converted into an event center operated by Gallery M Squared. Here is a link to their web site. The Theater History section (hover cursor over “About” under the gallery name) has an early photo of the auditorium.
The status on this needs to be changed to open.
This theatre’s blade marquee shows up several times in a crime documentary on ID TV.
opened on July 6th, 1966 as the Height Art adult cinema. Ad posted.