Join us for "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOUSTON 2008: Honoring Our Past, Inspiring Our Future", from August 21-August 31. This annual city-wide, community-based event will feature special events, family programs, performances and exhibits commemorating the City's founding on August 30, 1836 by brothers Augustus Chapman and John Kirby Allen, with financial help from Augustus' wife, Charlotte Allen. The mission of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOUSTON 2008" is to elevate public awareness about the importance of preserving Houston's historical heritage and landscape.
We are a group of concerned citizens that includes architects, real estate investors, film professionals, historians, artists, preservationists, and business leaders that rallied together because we are concerned about the fate of the River Oaks Shopping Center (1937), the River Oaks Theatre (1939), the Alabama Theatre/Bookstop (1939), and the Alabama Shopping Center (1940). In spite of being officially designated City Landmarks by the Houston City Council who followed recommendations made by the Houston Planning Commission and the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission,
- Designation of Alabama Theatre and Shopping Center
- Designation of River Oaks Theatre and Shopping Center
property owner Weingarten Realty Inc. tore down a portion of the River Oaks Shopping Center in 2007 and plans further redevelopment which threatens all three of these historic Art Deco landmarks with demolition. We want to SAVE OUR LANDMARKS and need your help in this very important and historic endeavor. You can help by spreading the word and by taking action.
Sign up here so that we can contact you with updates regarding efforts to save our landmarks.
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