Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1301 Guadalupe Street,
San Antonio,
TX
78207
1301 Guadalupe Street,
San Antonio,
TX
78207
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El Teatro Guadalupe se inauguró el 3 de julio de 1942 con “Un Corto del Genial” con Cantinflas. Anuncio de gran apertura publicado.
The Teatro Guadalupe opened on July 3rd, 1942 with “Un Corto del Genial” with Cantinflas. Grand opening ad posted.
Here is a 1948 ad from the San Antonio Light:
http://tinyurl.com/ypkfkd
The Guadalupe reopened in early 1972 as the Aztlan Theatre. The then owner of the Empire cleaned it up nicely and tried running American double features there. It did not do well. I saw “WUSA” starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at the Aztlan. My best memory of the theatre was the ornate floor in the lobby, and a beautiful light blue traveler curtain that flowed gracefully when opened or closed. The projection room was outfitted with some ANCIENT Simplex Standard projectors. Even so, the picture quality was quite good. The only way up to the projection room was by a ladder fastened to the wall. It made getting the film up to it quite a chore! By 1973 the theatre was closed, and became the Guadalupe again.
from the Cameo Theatre Corporation: We bought our “west side sister” in 1980 to prevent it from being demolished. It was in pretty bad repair, but the city was interested in seeing the area revitalized and so we put it in a private developer’s hands to redevelop for the city. After a period (maybe 10 years?)the city got title to the property and it has been a very vital part of the Avenida Guadalupe Project.