Houston Deco: Houston's Modernistic Architecture
1201 Westheimer Road
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Historic name: Tower Theater
Current name: Hollywood Video
Completed: 1936
Architect: W. Scott Dunne (Dallas)


The Tower's grand opening was on Valentine's Day 1936. Although the marquee and façade are relatively intact, the theater's interior has been gutted.

above | façade, 1936
detail (top) | upstairs lobby, 1936
detail (bottom) | façade, 2006

Photo: Bob Bailey Studio Photographic Archive, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
 
 
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