Heights Theatre
339 W. 19th Street,
Houston,
TX
77008
339 W. 19th Street,
Houston,
TX
77008
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Located on 19th street in the Historical Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, this theater, like all the other buildings has been converted into retail space, mostly for antiques.
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The Heights was last used as a live theater in 1999. Seating was reduced to 165. You can read more at this link.
I guess they rebuilt it.
This is a 2009 photo.
1983 Photo
1984 Photo
Judging from the Art Moderne facade and the somewhat grungy looking side walls seen in those photos, I’d say the theater was probably just gutted by the 1969 fire rather than “burned to the ground” as the Times article had it.
The July 14, 1969, issue of Boxoffice Magazine reported on the fire investigation and said that the fire had definitely been set by an arsonist. The Boxoffice article said that the fire had “…destroyed the $90,000 theatre….” That vertical sign must be from the early 1950s at the latest, though.
The Heights opened on May 14, 1929. The premier feature was “Sunset Pass” with Jack Holt and Nora Lane.
There is a video with some interior views on this page. Address should be changed to 339 W. 19th Street.
http://tinyurl.com/yjsecz6
There is a 2006 photo of the restored 1935 Art Moderne facade, and a view dated 1935 showing the original mission style front, on this page at Houston Deco.
From the mid 1930s a postcard view of the Heights Theatre in Houston.
The theater is now an art gallery and event space.