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DeLUXE THEATRE

Public Assembly
Renovation
Theatre

LOCATION

Houston, Texas

DELIVERY METHOD

Competitive Sealed Proposal

SPECIALITIES

Historic Restoration
Historic Preservation

Public Assembly
Community Redevelopment
Community Redevelopment
Community Redevelopment
Historic Restoration
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PROJECT OVERVIEW

The City of Houston in partnership with the 5th Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation and Texas Southern University formed a collaboration to convert the abandoned historic 5th Ward Deluxe Theater — one of the first movie houses for African-Americans — into a modern teaching theater for TSU’s Fine Arts Program. The project involved bringing the 8,000-SF empty shell of the Deluxe Theater back to its original 1941‘s Art Deco exterior with a new marquee and structural rebuilds and historic restorations.

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Awards:

  • National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) | Historic Preservation, Restoration and Renovation Project Category Citation

  • ​The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance | Good Brick Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

  • HBJ Landmark Awards | Rehabilitation & Renovation

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