October 6, 2009

Gulf Coast Deco IX

alabama theater

Previously on Gulf Coast Deco...

  • Gulf Coast Deco
  • Gulf Coast Deco II
  • Gulf Coast Deco III
  • Gulf Coast Deco IV
  • Gulf Coast Deco V
  • Gulf Coast Deco VI
  • Gulf Coast Deco VII
  • Gulf Coast Deco VIII

    Exactly what is "Art Deco"?

    Now, on to the show (in chronological order):

    Josephine Apartments, c. 1939
    josephine apartments
    Places like this always remind me of "old" Hollywood for some reason.

    josephine apartments
    josephine apartments
    josephine apartments

    Alabama Theater, c. 1939
    alabama theater
    From Houston Deco:

    "The Alabama stopped showing movies in 1983 and the building reopened the following year as Bookstop after a restoration and adaptation designed by Judith Urrutia and Billy Lawrence of San Antonio.

    Barnes & Noble, which owns Bookstop, plans to close the store and move to a new location built on the site of the River Oaks Shopping Center. Weingarten Realty Investors, the property owner, plans to demolish the building and redevelop the site."
    alabama theater sign

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, c. 1941
    church of jesus christ of latter day saints

    Public School Stadium, c. 1942
    public school stadium
    public school stadium

    Pearland School, c. 1945
    pearland school
    pearland school
    pearland school

    University State Bank, c. 1946
    university state bank
    university state bank

    Duplex, c. 1947
    duplex
    duplex
    They could have named this place "Twin Palms."

    Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, Baylor College of Medicine, c. 1948
    roy and lillie cullen building, baylor college of medicine
    roy and lillie cullen building, baylor college of medicine health friezeroy and lillie cullen building, baylor college of medicine pathology frieze
    "Health" and "Pathology" friezes

    roy and lillie cullen building, baylor college of medicine frieze roy and lillie cullen building, baylor college of medicine frieze


  • Gulf Coast Deco X
  • 2 comments:

    Leigh said...

    Demolish the Alabama Theater? Say it's not so! That's really hearbreaking news.

    Double bill at the Alabama in 1978: Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Now that was living high and wide for a small-town girl.

    Chris said...

    That would have been a perfect set of films to see there, both being made in the same era as the theater, itself. I missed seeing movies there by a couple of years, only going in the bookstore a couple of times (which was awesome). I blame the Internet (Amazon.com, etc.) for the demise of that business.