Shalimar Cinema
2610 Fondren Road,
Houston,
TX
77063
2610 Fondren Road,
Houston,
TX
77063
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Previously operated by: Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Previous Names: Jerry Lewis Cinema, Bijou Theatre, Southwest Cinemas
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Located in the Pinney Point Shopping Plaza. This opened as a twin-screen Jerry Lewis Cinema on February 25, 1972 with Tom Laughlin in “Billy Jack” & Jennifer O'Neill in “Summer of ‘42”. On November 2, 1973 it was renamed Bijou Theatre playing repertory films, opening with Humphry Bogart in “The Maltese Falcon” & Orson Wells in “Citizen Kane”. This was short-lived and it was renamed Southwest Cinemas playing Chinese films. Again, a short-lived venture, it was renamed Shalimar Cinema, playing Bollywood films, which closed in 1984.
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I am curious, this being a twin, if it was similar to the one my father and I worked at in New Jersey. One theatre had a blue color scheme, the other one red. The concession stand split the lobby in half, so patrons could not cross over. There was a complete set of restrooms in each lobby. Each of ours seated 300. The one we worked at opened in 1972 and closed in 1984.
The theatre in New Jersey sounds identical to the Jerry Lewis Cinema in Niagara Falls,NY. It is currently used as an OTB.
Jerry’s Bio,“DEAN and Me” he writes about his Twin Theatres and how they failed.
Following link, Thanks!!
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
2610 FONDREN ROAD
The old address was I-10 East, that was pretty close.
AKA:
BIJOU, SOUTHWEST, SHALIMAR
SEATS: 550
Shalimar in 1984.
Opened February 25, 1972.
Closed 1984.
Owned by Mohawk Cinema Corp.
More info and photos are always welcome.
This automated twin-screen theater opened as the Jerry Lewis Cinema with “Billy Jack” and “Summer of ‘42” on February 25, 1972. Like many Jerry Lewis cinemas, this one changed names quickly. On November 2, 1973, it became the Bijou Theatre and tried repertory films. it tried again as Southwest Cinemas with Chinese-language films. It became the Shalimar Cinema finding an audience for Bollywood films before closing there in 1984.
November 2nd, 1973 grand opening ad as Bijou posted.
Also posted the Jerry Lewis cinema ad