Alabama Theatre
by Norman Gabitzsch
Title
Alabama Theatre
Artist
Norman Gabitzsch
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art
Description
This is the marquee of the famous 1930's Houston Art Deco, Alabama Theatre, on a rainy night at the beginning of the end of the trail ride and beginning of the Houston Rodeo. It's address is 2922 S. Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX 77098.
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
Water Forms - February 2019
Whats New - February 2019
Contemporary - March 2019
Photographic Camera Art - March 2019
The Mind's Eye - March 2019
No Place Like Home - March 2019
Travel Art - March 2019
Just Perfect - March 2019
The Unexpected Wordsmith - March 2019
Art for Ever with You - June 2019
The World We See - June 2019
The Niche - December 2019
Uploaded
February 26th, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 2,402 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/17/2024 at 10:33 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (4)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 25, 2019)
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 featuring the night time art deco movie theatre photo, "Alabama Theatre", in the Fine Art America group, "Photographic Camera Art".
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
John, thank you, for featuring the night art deco movie theater photograph, "Alabama Theatre", in the Fine Art America group, Images That Excite You!"
Roberta Byram
Cool!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Roberta ... thank you for visiting the Houston Historic Art Deco movie theater photograph, "Alabama Theatre".
Recently Viewed
