San Antonio approves $7 million TIRZ funding for Alameda Theater renovations

Nov. 5, 2021

City officials and the conservancy radical hopes the remodel volition gully much radical and shows backmost to the theater.

Courtesy of OTJ Architects - Alameda Theater Conservancy

ACG expects the theatre to beryllium completed successful 2023 with the archetypal play to unfastened successful 2024. 

Garcia noted the theatre volition connection flexible seating for audiences of up to 1,400 people. The signifier volition beryllium converted into a "thrust stage" that goes into the audience. She said the façade connected Houston Street and the achromatic airy murals volition besides beryllium afloat restored. 

The signifier volition beryllium revitalized with a premix of its aged and caller elements.

Courtesy of OTJ Architects - Alameda Theater Conservancy

"When completed, we volition again diagnostic galore of our determination and section acts that volition beryllium celebrated here," Garcia said. 

This Alameda is portion of an larger restoration task that besides see the caller TPR office adjacent door. The theatre has been successful the works since 2017 and has been aided by Pete Cortez of La Familia Cortez, which owns well-known section restaurants similar Mi Tierra and La Margarita. 

Cortez said astatine the assembly gathering that the Alameda Theater opened successful 1949 and was erstwhile location to Spanish connection films. 

"Although it has been acheronian for astir 40 years, it remains a awesome of assemblage successful our city," Cortez said.