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1. www.cinematreasures.org › theaters › 1474Alameda Theater in San Antonio, TX - Cinema Treasures

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   One of the last grand movies palaces built in America. When it opened on March 10, 1949, the Alameda Theater was the largest movie palace ever dedicated to Spanish language films & the performing arts. The Mexican film “Revancha” starring Ninon Sevilla was the opening movie.

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     San Antonio, TX 78205. Closed. Renovating. 1 screen. 2,462...

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     It was the site of the premiere of Paramount’s “Wings” less...

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     This is from the San Antonio Express, dated 12/16/35: At the...

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3. www.pastemagazine.com › movies › 50-american-movieAmerican Movie Palaces: 50 Living Relics of U.S. Film History

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   May 10, 2016 · Feeling very Art Deco, we’ve compiled a list of 50 great movie palaces where you can still see films (or some type of production) and experience the atmosphere that fostered filmgoing. 1....

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4. www.mysanantonio.com › 150years › slideshow21 things to know about San Antonio's historic Majestic Theater

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   Apr 20, 2015 · From its first incarnation as a movie house to its renaissance as a stage for concerts and Broadway shows, the Majestic Theatre is a downtown staple of San Antonio with more than 85 years of...

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   What happened to Beaumont Palace?

   • When the White Friars were disbanded at the Reformation, most of the structure was dismantled and the building stone reused in Christ Church and St John's College. An engraving of 1785 shows the remains of Beaumont Palace, the last of which were destroyed in the laying out of Beaumont Street in 1829.

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   What are the best movie palaces?

   • Feeling very Art Deco, we’ve compiled a list of 50 great movie palaces where you can still see films (or some type of production) and experience the atmosphere that fostered filmgoing. 1. Senator Theatre

   American Movie Palaces: 50 Living Relics of U.S. Film History

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   When did the Alameda Theater Close?

   • This theater designed in the Art Deco style opened in 1932 with an original seating capacity of 2,168. It was the last movie palace built in the Bay Area. The theater closed in the 1980s and was later a gymnastics studio. The restoration of the Alameda was completed in 2008.

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   Where is Beaumont Palace?

   • Set into a pillar on the north side of the street, near Walton Street, is a stone with the inscription: "Near to this site stood the King's Houses later known as Beaumont Palace. King Richard I was born here in 1157 and King John in 1166". The "King's House" was the range of the palace that contained the king's lodgings.

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6. www.expressnews.com › life › life_columnistsSan Antonio’s ‘Million-dollar theater’ of the 1920s was ...

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   Oct 17, 2020 · The Palace Theater (covered here April 13, 2008, and Feb. 20, 2011) led a double life. It had two entrances — at 325 Alamo Plaza and at 212 Losoya St. — and two purposes, originally as a venue...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Beaumont_PalaceBeaumont Palace - Wikipedia

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   Edward I was the last king to sojourn in Beaumont officially as a palace, and in 1275 he granted it to an Italian lawyer, Francesco Accorsi, who had undertaken diplomatic missions for him. When Edward II was put to flight at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, he is said to have invoked the Virgin Mary and vowed to found a monastery for the ...

8. www.tpr.org › show › fronterasAlameda Theater: The Past & Future Of San Antonio's ... - TPR

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   Nov 16, 2018 · One of the last classic Mexican movie palaces in San Antonio still stands. Built in 1949, for three decades, the Alameda Theatre played host not only to films, but variety shows known as “variedades.” Stars of Mexico’s golden age, including Pedro Infante, Maria Félix, and Cantinflas graced the stage.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Majestic_Theatre_(San_Antonio)Majestic Theatre (San Antonio) - Wikipedia

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   The theatre was home to the San Antonio Symphony from 1989 to 2014. For many years, it remained the largest theatre in Texas and the second largest movie theatre in the United States. It was also the first theatre in the state to be totally air-conditioned.