Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Avenue,
Austin,
TX
78701
713 Congress Avenue,
Austin,
TX
78701
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Opened October 11, 1915 as the Majestic Theatre, this classic vaudeville house has continued showing everything from travelling stage shows to classic films.
It was renamed Paramount Theatre on August 29, 1930. A new marquee was added in around 2000.
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Patsy, we get our new blade this fall in time for the centennial. It will be a new replica of the original blade.
1930 photo added, copy via the Austin History Center Facebook page. Photo credit in link below.
October 11th was the 100th anniversary of the 1st production at the Paramount Theater, then known as the Majestic Theater. A play called “When Knights Were Bold” opened on October 11th, 1915. To learn more about the Paramount’s history, visit our photo exhibit in our Holt Gallery, on view until November 1st. You can also visit this website: http://paramounthistory.org/ to read more stories.
2 other photos added courtesy of the Austin History Center Facebook page as well.
Here is a photo taken the night the new blade was lite. We celebrated the new blade along with our 100th birthday. Originally opened Oct. 11, 1915. The blade lighting event was Sept 23, 2015. https://flic.kr/p/z3VmuG
In memory of Adam West, here’s a shot of the premiere of the 1966 Batman movie at the Paramount.
October 10th, 1915 opening ad as the Majestic can be found in the photo section.
Reopened August 29th, 1930 as the Paramount. Ad below:
Paramount theatre opening · Fri, Aug 29, 1930 – 12 · Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas) · Newspapers.com
I’m passing along the link to a new historical article about large format presentations at this and other Austin cinemas.
Article with more photos of the “Batman” premiere.
http://library.austintexas.gov/blog-entry/holy-superlatives-batman-movie-398478
I’ve come across an early `50s photo of what appears to be a Stanford Theatre on Congress near 2nd Street, but can find no record of it anywhere. Looks to be a small marquee beneath a vertical sign. Anyone hear of it?