Paramount Theatre, Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
Explore #12 on July 24, 2021
An evening view of the 106-year-old Paramount Theatre, located on Congress Avenue in the heart of downtown Austin. The theater opened in 1915 as the Majestic Theatre, and was renamed the Paramount Theatre in 1930.
Over the years the Paramount has played host to a wide variety of acts ranging from vaudeville, musicals, legitimate theater, and movies. Today it continues as a live performance and movie theater venue.
The historic building was designed by architect John Eberson in the classical revival style, and has a seating capacity of 1,270. The Paramount was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976, and was listed for a second time on the NRHP two years later as a significant property in the Congress Avenue Historic District.
With a population of just over one million residents, Austin is the 10th largest city in the United States. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Area, now with a population of 2.3M, also is the fastest growing large metropolitan area in the country having added more than 579,000 residents since 2010.
Paramount Theatre, Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
Explore #12 on July 24, 2021
An evening view of the 106-year-old Paramount Theatre, located on Congress Avenue in the heart of downtown Austin. The theater opened in 1915 as the Majestic Theatre, and was renamed the Paramount Theatre in 1930.
Over the years the Paramount has played host to a wide variety of acts ranging from vaudeville, musicals, legitimate theater, and movies. Today it continues as a live performance and movie theater venue.
The historic building was designed by architect John Eberson in the classical revival style, and has a seating capacity of 1,270. The Paramount was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976, and was listed for a second time on the NRHP two years later as a significant property in the Congress Avenue Historic District.
With a population of just over one million residents, Austin is the 10th largest city in the United States. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Area, now with a population of 2.3M, also is the fastest growing large metropolitan area in the country having added more than 579,000 residents since 2010.