Going on now: “The owner of the company taking down the Alabama theater sign letters says ‘the plan’ is to restore them and put them back,” tweets the Chron‘s Nancy Sarnoff, who was no doubt sent several urgent messages from passers-by wondering what was happening to the totem on Shepherd Dr. just north of West Alabama today. And an email property owner Weingarten Realty sent to Preservation Houston says that’s legit: “We are replacing the neon and painting the Alabama letters. In order to paint the letters we are removing them and will re install them.â€
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A Trader Joe’s is scheduled to open inside the leveled and gutted theater space before the end of the year.
- Historic Alabama sign to stay [Prime Property]
- Alabama Theater coverage [Swamplot]
Photos: Jay Rascoe (letters), Ruben Dominguez (sign with letters), James Glassman/Houstorian (sign without letters, A)
…grumble…grumble…
…weingarten…
…grumble…grumble…
…better make good on this…
…grumble…grumble…
Yes, they will re-install them. BLAAAAM!
They should knock it down and level it with cement, just to be sure.
Well, Weingarten’s word is as good as gospel. Nothing to see here, folks. All is well!
Grumble x10, they best put those back. I have some great interior shots of bookstop prior to this debauchery, and I’ve never once stepped foot in Barnes and Noble, the heathens.
I’ll believe it when I see it…but I wouldn’t be surprised if those letters disappear into a warehouse, never to be seen again.
Yea, right. Just like the Felix sign that Uchi “misplaced”.
Shades of Holder’s Holy Roach!
I just don’t trust them……
A is for Amnesia, which Houston has lotsa.
Yeah right. And Stanford Alexander thinks we believe his lying ass!
I agree with Maureen (as usual) but waiting to see if they’ll be good on their word.
Damn these people… Taking down the letters like the own the place!
Cody nailed it. OMG I’M NEVER SUPPORTING THOSE CLODS OR SPENDING A DIME IN THE STORES OF THEIR EVIL TENANTS BUT THEY STILL BETTER INVEST A TON OF MONEY IN HISTORIC HOUSTON!!!!!!
It’s better to have failed Economics 101 than to never have taken it.
This sign is about 72 years old? I have a building about 1/4 mile away that’s 54 years old that no one cares about. What gives?
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Maybe I should install a cool neon sign :)
They’re lucky it wasn’t named Texas Theater or someone would have shown up with shotguns by now.