Globe Theatre

Houston, TX

6901 Lyons Avenue

, Houston, TX 77020 United States

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Status:	Closed
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Art Moderne

Function:	Auto Repair Shop
Seats:	650
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Living in Denver Harbor after World War II and before TV, the only form of entertainment we had was the movies. We lived only a short walk from our house off Harbor Drive to the Globe Theatre on Lyons Avenue, somewhere between Harbor Drive and Majestic Avenue.

The Globe Theatre was a B movie house that showed mostly westerns like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry with a mix of Abbott and Costello, Tarzan, as well as all those wonderful serials like Superman, Batman, King of the Rocketmen and others. The theatre was run by a heavy set older lady that would grab you by the ear and throw you out if you misbehaved.

The building still stands today, or at least it did the last time I was there a few years ago. The building had become a tire shop of some sort and the revolving ball at the top of the marque was gone and replaced by an old tire. The inside was gutted with a lot of tires laying around. I have searched for a picture of the old theatre in it's original glory but none are to be found.

Contributed by glenn Kessler

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This may or may not help you with the Globe Theater, but this website is an excellent resource for old photos of Houston, including exterior and interior shots of theaters: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00451/cah-00451.html

It's the Bob Bailey Studios Photographic Archive, ca. 1932-1998, a locally famous photographer of the time. If you write to them requesting permission to post, they are usually very accommodating once they understand it's an educational site. A paralegal friend told me once that in Texas, permissions are not needed if it's for educational purposes, but I haven't looked up the law to confirm that.

posted by Kayzer on Oct 11, 2006 at 9:37am

The Globe Theater is listed in 1950 with 650 seats. Address given is 6901 Lyons.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 28, 2008 at 4:44pm

1983 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 29, 2009 at 7:34pm

Need to update the header with the address given by Lost Memory on 11/28/08

posted by Chuck1231 on Jan 3, 2010 at 12:45am

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