A look back at the Austin area's historic theaters

Mike Marut, KVUE

The Bastrop Opera House was built in 1889 and is still running in 2021.

Mike Marut, KVUE

The Bastrop Opera House was built in 1889 and is still running in 2021.

Mike Marut, KVUE

The Bastrop Opera House was built in 1889. In 1984 it was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Austin History Center

Austin's first theater that showed movies but was mainly a place for live stage productions, The Hancock Opera House, opened in 1896.

Austin History Center

The Majestic, later known as The Paramount, was Austin's first true movie palace and opened in 1915. It is still in operation.

Austin History Center

The Crescent at 920 N. Congress was the first full-time movie theater in Austin. It opened in 1913.

Austin History Center

A crowd lines up to see a movie at The Paramount.

Austin History Center

The old Hancock Opera House became the Capitol Theater in 1935. It closed in 1963 and has since been demolished.

Austin History Center

Many generations of UT students watched movies at the Varsity along the Guadalupe Street "drag."

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