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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Texas » Houston » Gaylynn Theater

Gaylynn Theater

Houston, TX
7500 Bellaire Boulevard
, Houston, TX 77036 United States
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Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1300
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Leon C. Kyburz
Firm: Unknown
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The Gaylynn Theater was designed by Lee Kyburz and owned by Jefferson Amusement Co. It was located in the Sharpstown Center Mall in Houston. This theater opened as a single screen theater and was twinned in the 70's. The Gaylynn theater was later torn down and replaced by the Sharpstown Center Cinemas.
Contributed by Lost Memory

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I will post a link to a website that has pictures and an article about the Gaylynn Theater. On that website the opening date of this theater is given as 5/27/65. This theater is also listed as a Cinerama theater.
http://cinerama.topcities.com/gaylynn.htm

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 10, 2005 at 6:18pm
My dad took me to the Gaylynn in 1969 to see "2001: A Space Odyssey" Being 13 at the time, the place (and the movie) impressed me greatly. Having "2001" at the Gaylynn in full double throw-down Cinerama as my first real movie experience has made every subsequent theater presentation pale in comparison.
posted by Feetup on Apr 23, 2005 at 7:25pm
i believe when the theatre was "twinned" in the 1970s it was actually an add on of 3 screens - whether or not they split up the original auditorium i am not sure - but it was definitely distiguished as the "Gaylynn Terrace" which was the flagship auditorium for "event" releases, then adjacent to the Terrace was the Gaylynn 1, 2, 3 cinemas. if i remember correctly they all shared the same box office.
posted by handcrew on Jul 4, 2005 at 3:24pm
The theatre was still standing when I last visited the Sharpstown area about 10 years ago. It was being used as some sort of indoor sports complex with a jungle theme.
posted by JackCoursey on Aug 26, 2005 at 7:08pm
I casually looked for it, the other day--when driving by. I think it's demolished.
I saw 'The Lion in Winter' there, with my high school English Class.
posted by rogerscorpion on Aug 1, 2006 at 11:36pm
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