Memorial Theatre
303 Memorial City Way,
Houston,
TX
77024
303 Memorial City Way,
Houston,
TX
77024
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Previously operated by: Cinemark, Cineplex Cinemas (Texas), Stanley-Warner Theatres, Tercar Theatres Company
Functions: Retail
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Located in the Memorial City Mall. This was a 70mm-capable theatre which often screened exclusive first-run movies. It opened on June 23, 1966 with Steve McQueen in “Nevada Smith”. It was a Stanley-Warner theatre. It became a Texas Southeast theatre in 1969, was sold to Tercar Theatres Company in 1976, and finally to Cineplex Theaters (Texas) (now called Cinemark) in 1982.
In its later years under Tercar, the auditorium was split into two theaters, and the balcony was closed. The Memorial Theater was closed on September 13, 1984 with Walt Disney’s animated feature “The Jungle Book” & Kevin Bacon in “Footloose”.
It was converted into retail space.
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Quite a place, but was out of sync with the times on the day it opened. Mall theatres were not the places to support exclusive runs. Very strange “hidden” rooms throughout. But, it was fun training as a manager there in 1981.
Owned by Cineplex of Texas, not of Canada.
This was opened by Stanley Warner on June 23rd, 1966. Grand opening ad posted.
Loved this theater, saw many movies there in the late 70s/early 80s.
Closed on September 13, 1984 with Disney’s “The Jungle Book” in Screen 1 and “Footloose” in Screen 2.