Alley Theatre in Houston

Photo of Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz

Upload photos icon
Click here to upload your photos of Alley Theatre

See more Tweets... RSS feed

Houston Medical Center

Posted to the Flickr Pool by andrewbroadfootphotography

Add your photos!

Royalty-free architecture stock photography

Alley Theatre

615 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002
← Previous   Random   Next →


Print this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

Not actually in an alley, though there are plenty around, this building looks more like a Lego fortress. Its unusual shape and smooth surfaces give it a feeling of being just slightly into the future. The Alley Theater is a low, white, crouching piece of architecture. All of this is best appreciated in photography, because seeing the Alley in person one is dwarfed and loses site of the building as a whole. The castle motif is actually utilitarian. The top of the towers house the mechanics of the cooling system.

Quick Facts
Notes
    >24 May, 2002 - Nearly a year after Tropical Storm Allison flooded the Alley Theatre, things still aren't right. The Houston Chronicle reports the theater is suing its insurance company because it refuses to pay for the $6,500,000.00 in damage.
Forum Discussions Talk about this building with other architecture enthusiasts
Rate This Entertainment Venue
method='post' action='/Building.php?ID=2022#Rate'>Current rating:50% 80%  name='Rating' id='Rating' value='Praise' class='Plain'> name='Rating' id='Rating' value='Raze' class='Plain'>
Nearby Buildings

Upload photos icon Click here to upload your photos of Alley Theatre

Your Thoughts

There are two comments.

  I love it, but it needs a scrubbin'.

Sarah Morris - Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 5:03pm  

  I worked here in the "70's-early '80's. The building was a constant inspiration when work was boring. It is supremely utilitarian yet like being in a giant wonderful sculpture simultaneously. And the stages are perfect.

Don Whitaker - Monday, August 7th, 2006 @ 3:33pm  

Name:

Please tell us your name (Example: "Jim W.")
It doesn't have to be your real name, but it's more social that way.

E-mail address:

E-mail address is used for validation only. It will not be displayed.
We do not spam.

Your location:
Your rating:
Your comments:
Current month (MM): This helps fight spam bots.
Current year (YYYY): This also helps fight spam bots.
  HAI Community   HAI Extras   HAI Tools   HAI Sister Sites
Copyright 2012 Artefaqs Corporation. Artefaqs® and the Artefaqs logo are registered trademarks of the Artefaqs Corporation.
Neither text nor images from this web site may be used without permission.
All your skyscrapers are belong to us.