Showboat
This week's Saturday Timewatch features the Showboat Pavilion, Texas City, another in my Last Picture Show series. It opened in 2002 on the site of the original Showboat Theater that was finally demolished in 2000 after years of neglect. Several features of the original building were recreated, retained or re-used including. The facade is similar to the the original and the tower is a replica. A large part of the original terrazzo floor, featuring a steamboat, was salvaged and now forms the centrepiece of the lobby floor. Architect Joe Hoover said "I tried to preserve the integrity of an historical icon"
You can see more of The Last Picture Show here
Showboat
This week's Saturday Timewatch features the Showboat Pavilion, Texas City, another in my Last Picture Show series. It opened in 2002 on the site of the original Showboat Theater that was finally demolished in 2000 after years of neglect. Several features of the original building were recreated, retained or re-used including. The facade is similar to the the original and the tower is a replica. A large part of the original terrazzo floor, featuring a steamboat, was salvaged and now forms the centrepiece of the lobby floor. Architect Joe Hoover said "I tried to preserve the integrity of an historical icon"
You can see more of The Last Picture Show here