Capitan Theater
1001 Shaw Avenue,
Pasadena,
TX
77506
1001 Shaw Avenue,
Pasadena,
TX
77506
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The Capitan Theater was opened in December 1949 by Isley Theatres. Located in the Pasadena district of Houston, it has a tower feature on the left of the facade, with a nautical mural on the face of the facade. Internal murals on the auditorium side-walls were by Nat Smythe. Seating was provided in orchestra and balcony levels.
The Capitan Theater was closed in 1969. Plans for renovations were announced in 2003, but to-date, have come to nothing. The exterior is beautiful, especially with the neon lit up.
It holds many wonderful memories for us Boomers…and before!
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Rebecca Jolly
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Some of the interior auditorium elements like stage drapes and side walls are like the former Picwood Theatre in West Los Angeles. Both theatres were built for the Phil Isley Theatre chain. The FDYB lists this theatre as seating 608 people.
Does anyone have an update on the preservation/renovation status
of The Capitan as of Oct. ‘08?
This is a nice 2009 photo.
1983 Photo
A photo set of the Capitan taken before and after its restoration.
2009 photo of the Captain Theatre.
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Here is a page in Boxoffice, February 4, 1950, with a brief article about the Capitan Theatre. There are three photos of the theater.
From Pasadena a photo of the Capitan Theater.
Here’s an updated link to the 1950 Boxoffice article about the Capitan Theatre.
From the early 1970s a newspaper ad for the Capitan Theater in Pasadena.