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Old Spanish Trail Theatre


2004 Photo from the David Brooks collection.
4010 Old Spanish Trail
Houston TX

Closed
Record #14450  
 Opened: February 15, 1947
 Closed: Yes (date unknown)
 Current Use:
 Demolished:
Capacity: 900 seats
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Current Organ: none
 Also Known As: OST, Majestic OST, Paris

Commonly known by the abbreviation "OST", the theater was renamed the Paris on September 1, 1961. It was renamed again on May 4, 1973, when Alvin Guggenheim took over the theater and continued the policy of exploitation films. Closed after another few years, plans in the mid-1980s to convert the venue to a cultural arts center fell through.

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January 2004 photos from the David Brooks collection.


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Last featured 3/12/2004. Last edited 5/10/2009.


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