Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is shuttering its location in La Centerra in Katy — the only one in the Greater Houston area. While no public statement has been published by the company, our call to the theater verified the closing. Additionally, as reader Dale Prasek discovered and we confirmed, no tickets are available to purchase on the website beyond Saturday, February 7.
I asked to speak with the manager of the Katy location as well as emailed franchisee Triple Tap Ventures LLC. We’ve not yet received answers on why it’s being closed. Should we receive additional information, we’ll update this post.
The closure marks the end of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema having a presence in Houston for more than two decades. It first opened at West Oaks Mall in May 2003 and closed in June 2012 — a long and successful run hampered at the end by the diminishing stature of the mall. The opening was notable as the first cinema to operate as a dine-in theater, with servers bringing dishes and drinks right to guests in the auditorium…