Pour Out Some Popcorn for the End of Austin’s Very First Alamo Drafthouse
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The original 1997 location of Austin’s now-national Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain is currently in an advanced stage of demolition near the southeast corner of West Fifth and Colorado Streets in downtown Austin, as part of work to clear the area for the upcoming 415 Colorado office and residential tower project by local developers Stonelake Capital Partners. We casually noted this in our article about downtown demolitions published earlier this week, but figured it deserved a little more attention — so here’s a brief rundown on the past life of 409 Colorado Street.