Eastwood Theatre
4537 Leeland Street,
Houston,
TX
77023
4537 Leeland Street,
Houston,
TX
77023
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Opened in March 1936 in the East End area of Houston. A deluxe neighborhood theatre modeled after the Tower, Delman and North Main – all deluxe suberban theatres built by Interstate.
As a young teen, I could walk to the Eastwood Theatre and for 9 cents spend the day and loose myself in this very popular gathering place.
In fact when I was in high school, I worked part time as an usher………
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Stan Gilmore
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You are correct. The Eastwood was almost a carbon copy of the Tower Theater which was located on the west side of Houston. Both theaters opened around the same time and were operated by Interstate Circuit Inc. out of Dallas. The Eastwood closed it’s doors and was dismantled in December 1960. This beautiful art deco theater didn’t last 25 years….and again the people of Houston did nothing to try and save it. What a waste.
This item was in the San Antonio Light in November 1938:
Changes in the management of two Interstate theaters in San Antonio had been announced Saturday, with departure of Maurice Gleaves, Empire theater manager, to Houston. Buddy Welker, uptown theater manager, will replace Gleaves as the Empire manager, Interstate officials said, and Russell Rindy, of Houston, will become manager of the Uptown. Gleaves will take charge of the Eastwood theater in Houston.
The Eastwood opened at 7:30 p.m. on March 6, 1936. The premier feature was “Barbary Coast†with Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, and Joel McCrea.
My Mother, Natalie Skelton, worked at the Eastwood in th 1940’s. My Father, Howard Skelton was working at the Majestic. I have the original Interstate photo of the Eastwood, when the online phot comes online.