Broadway Theater
1325 Broadway Street,
Houston,
TX
77012
1325 Broadway Street,
Houston,
TX
77012
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Very similar to the Santa Rosa, located on Broadway a few blocks north of Milby High School. It was a neighborhood institution until the multicinemas and an aborted highway project did it in.
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The Broadway opened on May 23, 1947. The premier feature was Walt Disney’s “Song of the South.†The Broadway’s original ad described it as “modern, beautiful, the finest equipment, a perfect showplace dedicated to community service and entertainment.†During the opening weekend, organist Norma Ballard was featured on a Hammond organ in the Broadway’s lobby.
Cinema Art Theatres was the final owner of the Broadway, the theatre closed in 1972.
Anyone know about when this theater was demolished?
ice pitcures on the June 29,2008 post.
ice pitcures on the June 29,2008 post.
What a wonderful site!!!! I just joined and have so many questions. Does anyone have pictures of the Port theater in Jacinto City, tx other than the one shown?
Where do you folks get your information concerning the old theaters histories, etc? Thanks, Jeff in Houston, Tx. PS I have many old theater photos from around the state and will be happy to share. Is it ok to do that on this site??
JeffinTexas: The information comes from a variety of sources, but all of it comes from CT members. Some of us worked in these theaters or have friends and family who did. Others share their memories, personal records, and photos. Others research various online sources, newspaper archives, and the holdings of historical societies and government bureaus. We have some folks who have access to various film industry and exhibitor publications. As you read the theaters' headnotes and comments, it will become clear just how diverse the sources are, how resourceful CT members are, and how much we appreciate this site and the work of its creators and moderators.
I am sure all of us would love to have you post your photos; many CT readers and contributors look especially for photos, old advertisements and other graphical material. Just follow the site guidelines (see photos, above), being sure that you do not post copyrighted material. Photos should not be posted on a theater’s Comments page but only on its photos page, although you can post a comment that you have uploaded a picture or pictures to the photos page.
Thank you, CSWalczak! I wonder if any of you folks who post here regularly[Lostmemory, sepitone, chuck1231, TL SLOWES] are from the Greater Houston, Tx area?
Thanks to you folks, I have also just discoverd Flicker and all the possibilities provided there for taking me back down memory lane!
I realize that one might be reluctant to post an email address here, but if would, I would love to contact you regarding the old theaters, school buildings and other Houston area pictures.
Thanks,
Jeff in Texas
JeffinTX; I live in Saint Louis, MO. As far as I know, none of the folks you cite live in the Houston area but I could be wrong. I was only in Houston once, in 2005.
I am reluctant to post my email here as I had a real problem with spam some years ago, but I have a public profile on LinkedIn (I am the Christopher Walczak in Saint Louis) and if you set up a LinkedIn profile, you can ask to be connected to me.
No problem, I totally understand. As I have started to get the hang of this site, I realize I can just bookmark and suscribe to the site and I will be able to correspond with interested folks. Thanks for your help and info. Jeff