Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
1120 S. Lamar Boulevard,
Austin,
TX
78704
1120 S. Lamar Boulevard,
Austin,
TX
78704
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Please update, theatre open March 7, 2005, soft opening on March 4, 2005 (Grand Opening ad in the photos section), the complex has 10 screens and total seating 817
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 2 43
Theatre 3 61
Theatre 4 149 70MM DTS equipped and Dolby Atmos
Theatre 5 167 HDB By Barco and Dolby Atmos
Theatre 6 and 9 93
Theatre 7 and 8 63
Theatre 10 42
Nice way of seeing a movie.
I used to work across the street at Holland Photo in the early 1990’s and shopped in the Piggly Wiggly grocery store that was where the Alamo is now.
Getting 3 new screens and a new lobby as part of the plaza redevelopment, slated to close in January for much of 2013 (this may present a problem the rapidly growing SXSW – which grew to include 2 screens at the tiny Violet Crown last year, now it’ll be down 3 screens with not much room at the convention center). Maybe The Dobbie (which looks to still be in tact) can serve as a temporary venue…
The future of this theater is still in limbo as new developers were hoping to demolish the mall for apartments – they were hoping to keep the Leauges as tenants by including a new Alamo and Highball. That deal fell through which is great, I personally love this location and the plaza it’s in, the plaza retains a vintage funky-ness that Austin is slowly losing in favor of redeveloping areas into “mixed use” complexes. This theatre – like The Ritz is great, although the only thing that can be annoying is showtimes can change frequently as they bring in all kinds of special (often amazing) programing. Actually I shouldn’t complain, the Alamo is brilliant, it’s a theatre run by movie lovers who care about the experience and presentation, with surprisingly good food and drinks – it’s no wonder they have lines out the door on weekends (I recently saw Ted here with a delicious glass of agave ale and popcorn – one of the most enjoyable nights at the movies ever).
Best. Theater. Ever.