Alabama Theatre and Trader Joe
by Norman Gabitzsch
Title
Alabama Theatre and Trader Joe
Artist
Norman Gabitzsch
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art
Description
The Alabama Theatre is a historic movie theater located at the intersection of Alabama Street and Shepherd Drive in the Upper Kirby district of Houston, Texas. Constructed in 1939, in the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles as a suburban theater, the Alabama primarily booked roadshow engagements through most of its history. Today, the theater is home to a Trader Joe's grocery store. It is one of the buildings of the Alabama Shepherd Shopping Center, owned by the same company that owns the historic River Oaks Theatre not far away.
In September 2011 Trader Joe's stated that it was considering opening its first Greater Houston location in the Alabama Theatre. The Texas Historical Commission has informed the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance that Trader Joe's renovation plans for the Alabama Theater would leave the historic terrazzo at the theater’s original entrance intact. In September 2011 the City of Houston's Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission approved the proposed exterior changes that the property would make to the Alabama Theatre. Due to the restoration, the Alabama Shepherd Shopping Center won the 2013 Landmark Award in Historic Preservation from the Houston Business Journal.
Copyright (c) 2019 Norman Gabitzsch. All Rights Reserved.
Featured Artwork in:
Nikon Full Frame Cameras - February 2019
Images That Excite You! - February 2019
USA Photographers Only - October 2019
Collectors Gallery - October 2019
Just Perfect - October 2019
Photographic Camera Art - October 2019
The Unexpected Wordsmith - November 2019
Contemporary - November 2019
No Place Like Home - November 2019
Bedroom Art Gallery - November 2019
The Niche - December 2019
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February 22nd, 2019
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Comments (5)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on your Feature, in "No Place Like Home", group!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Maria ... thank you for visiting the Houston Art Deco image of the "Alabama Theatre And Trader Joes".
Jurgen Lorenzen
Fantastic photograph, Norman - I am a huge fan of Trader Joe's and I really admire what they did here!
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 11/18/2019! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Jenny ... thank you for the feature of the Houston Art Deco photograph of the "Alabama Theatre And Trader Joes", in the Fine Art America group, "No Place Like Home".
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Don ... thank you for the feature and support of the Houston Art Deco photo of the "Alabama Theatre And Trader Joe", in the Fine Art America group, "Photographic Camera Art".
Kay Brewer
Exciting feature in the Images That Excite You group! LF
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Thank you, Kay, for the comment and support of the Houston Art Deco photograph of the "Alabama Theatre And Trader Joe".