Houstonist: Bring the Alamo to Houston!

jim

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:59:59 -0600

Yeah Greg, I thought the north location (I think it was somewhere around 45 and Greens Road, maybe across the freeway from Greenspoint) was up and running, but apparently it's not. Maybe they scrapped that to try to find something even farther north.

Greg Wythe

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:16:33 -0600

The folks at the Alamo have had their eye on an inner-loop location ever since they got to Houston. But the biggest hangup is finding a location that allows them to be free & clear on licensing rights to show most first-run movies. Theaters operate under an agreement that gives them so man miles of territory to have something of a monopoly with. Inside the loop, you're either looking at high real estate prices, or not having those rights. Remember, it's not like the 'Mo will have a 30 screen theater in town to spread the costs out. But still ... wasn't there a location up near the Greenspoint/1960 area? It's not listed on their site, but I'm curious if that's because it was set to be a franchisee location.

gabe massey

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:02:12 -0600

i've been puzzled at alamo's reluctance to open in the downtown vicinity. when they opened their 1st location in austin, the 4th street corridor was still developing, and attendees came in droves. possible problems w/obtaining a liquor license in houston proper? hmmm. driving to west oaks and/or katy sucks - I would give up all multiplex attandance in lieu of a inner-loop alamo...really!