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Bayou Place

Bayou Place

Bayou Place is a 130,000 square foot[1] entertainment complex that houses multiple theaters, bars, and restaurants located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The complex was the former Albert Thomas convention center located in the Houston Theater District at 500 Texas Street (originally built in the late 1960s).

The convention center was made obsolete with the opening in 1987 of the much larger New Year's Eve), 1997.[2] At one time the complex had a scheduled completion date in the year 1996.[3]

Cordish Company has had a 50-year lease to manage Bayou Place since 1997.[4]

Dining and Entertainment

The Following are located within the complex:

  • The Hard Rock Cafe is a popular global chain that offers meals with an atmosphere surrounded by plenty of Rock and Roll memorabilia.
  • The Blue Fish, a seafood restaurant
  • Bayou Music Center, formerly the Verizon Wireless Theater – The theater is very versatile and can be arranged in a variety of seating configurations: Theater style with rows of chairs (capacity 2400); cabaret style with cocktail tables for four (capacity 1930); general admission - standing (capacity 2,815); banquet style with 72' round tables of 10 (capacity 750). A four-tiered riser system on the main floor creates an intimate cabaret/dinner theater feel. The permanent 56' x 40' stage is equipped with ample sound and light. Two 8' x 10' video screens are suspended above the stage. Check the Website for upcoming concert schedules.[5]
  • Samba Grille is an upscale Brazilian Steakhouse with a full lounge area for drinks.
  • Sundance Cinemas Houston opened in Bayou Place in early November 2011. The theater features specialized film programming and also present features from film festivals and from general release.[6] In March 2011, Cordish signed a 10-year lease with Sundance. The 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) space will receive a $2.25 million remodeling.[4] It will open to the public on November 23, 2011. On November 21 and 22, four pre-opening benefit events will be held by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Houston Cinema Society, the Montrose Counseling Center, and the Galveston Bay Foundation.[7]
    • The space was originally held by Angelika Film Center.[8] The theater closed after being open for 13 years.[9] Angelika left the space and closed on Sunday, August 29, 2010 due to a dispute with the landlord.[10]
  • Live! at Bayou Place – club venues on the second level that include PBR Houston, Lucie's Liquors, Shark Bar, and Chapel Spirits.
    • BAR Houston (2000–2005), Have A Nice Day Cafe (2000–03), Whiskey Creek (2004), Slick Willie's Pool Hall (1999–2010), and Rocbar (2006–2009) leased the upper section of Bayou Place prior to the opening of Live! at Bayou Place.
  • In 2011, 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of space was being refurbished to house four new nightclubs.[11]

References

  1. ^ Houston Theater District retrieved March 18, 2007.
  2. ^ Central Houston
  3. ^ Racine, Marty. "Woodlands to add entertainment sites." Houston Chronicle. Friday May 19, 1995. Houston Section, Page 1. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Patel, Purva. "Sundance Cinemas to move into Angelika’s old digs." Houston Chronicle. March 31, 2011. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Verizon Wireless Theater Official Site. Find Concert Tickets, Schedule, Seating Charts, Information for Verizon Wireless Theater, A Live Nation Venue
  6. ^ http://www.houstongovnewsroom.org/go/doc/2155/1053847/
  7. ^ "Sundance Cinemas Houston plans pre-opening benefit parties." Houston Chronicle. Friday October 7, 2011. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Robert Redford Sundance Cinema Coming To Houston." KHOU. Thursday March 31, 2011. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Angelika Houston." Angelika Film Center. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
  10. ^ Dansby, Andrew and Nancy Sarnoff. "Angelika theater hopes to make another run in Houston." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday August 31, 2010. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Patel, Purva. "Nightclubs coming to Bayou Place. Maybe a theater?" Houston Chronicle. February 10, 2011. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.

External links

  • Bayou Place official site
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