South Houston Theater

this was a favorite hangout of local kids in the 50’s when i lived on texas avenue. i remember 4 movies being shown on many saturdays. for the most part junk that would make a low end “b” movie look like “gone with the wind”. but i loved them – frankenstein, flesh eating rocks, 50 feet women, space creatures. and boxes of candy for 5 cents. 25 cents to get in; a monumental half buck for grownups. went to see “oklahoma” thinking it was a western. my brother was PISSED. [i burst into song]‘ooook-lahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain’[i leave off singing, panting slightly] my biggest disappointment was when “bonnie and clyde” played there [not warren and faye], and i was not old enough to watch. did get to see the car out front with the bullet holes and 2 white “corpses” liberally dowsed with red paint. the actual car? probably not. last film seen there was “easy rider” after an absence of several years. never went back because it was filled with a noisy, rowdy crowd.

The exterior of the building is still intact. It appears that it has been used as a warehouse. As of July 7, 2006 there was a sign on the building, “For Lease.”

I know that during the late 80s it was operated as an auto shop. No telling what condition its in now but it still stands. The marquee is long gone. I believe its for sale.

I drove by this loaction yesterday. It is barly visible as a former Theatre. What a shame! Bricks even filled up areas where windows were.

Hello…does anyone know if indeed this is still standing?