I'm sending three different photos showing marquees in Houston, Texas. The first is from the Loews Sharpstown drive-in theatre, the
date February 28, 1958. The next photo is the ABC Interstate Majestic
theatre built in 1923 and closed in 1971. The theatre was was located in
downtown Houston on the corner of Walker at Rusk Ave. The date of the
photo is September 15, 1968. The third photo is General Cinema Gulfgate 1
and 2, located across the street from Gulfgate Mall. The theatre opened March 17, 1965 along with the sister theatres Northline and Meyerland Cinema which opened the same day. The Gulfgate closed in 1996, the Meyerland in November 1994 and Northline in 1996. The photo from Gulfgate
is dated June 15, 1968. Hope you can use these photos . Many thanks
William Burge
Retro Responds: Many thanks to
you, Bill. These photos are just reminders of the special theaters we all treasured when we grew up. I'd do anything to go back in time to see
Deadfall, Firecreek and
Madigan in theaters again! By the way, the B western
Hell's Crossroads marked the first major screen role for Robert Vaughn.-
Lee Pfeiffer