2009 W. Gray Ave. endangered Completed: 1939 Architect: Pettigrew & Worley (Dallas) City of Houston Landmark The River Oaks is the last historic movie theater in Houston that is still used for its original purpose. Weingarten Realty Investors, the theater's owner, plans to demolish the building and redevelop the site with "big box" stores, parking garages and residential units. See also River Oaks Community Center (1937) and River Oaks Community Center expansion (1948) above | façade, 2006 detail (top) | façade, 1939 detail (upper center) | auditorium, 2006 detail (lower center) | "sea" relief, 2006 detail (bottom) | "land" relief, 2006 Photo by Jim Parsons     Copyright 2014 Preservation Houston | terms of use | contact us