DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Briefing on Alameda Theater Complex Restoration Project
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the Alameda Theater Complex restoration and redevelopment project that will result in the restoration of the Alameda Theater and the relocation of Texas Public Radio to the Alameda Theater Complex
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Built in 1949, the historic Alameda Theater featured Spanish language films, variedades and the performing arts, including the great legends of Mexican song and screen. The Theater permanently closed in the late 1980s, and the City of San Antonio acquired the property in 1994. Based on a concept plan, stakeholder interviews and professional expertise, the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Public Radio, and La Familia Cortez partnered to undertake an effort to relocate TPR's corporate headquarters to the newly constructed back stage annex of the Alameda and to restore and reopen the Theater as a multi-media live performing arts and film center that would feature the American-Latino multicultural story.
The Alameda Theater Conservancy (ATC) is a 501(c)(3) that was created in May 2017. The mission of the ATC is to be a vital presenter of Latino arts and culture, and to manage and program the Alameda Complex. The board includes a representative from the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Public Radio, and La Familia Cortez. Once the theater project is designed, the non-profit board plans to expand additional programming and fundraising partners from the community.
In August 2017, City Council approved a Funding and Development Agreement among the City, County, TPR, and the Alameda Theater Conservancy, including City and County contributions of $9 million each and a $5 million contribution from TPR for the restoration and redevelopment of the Theater and Annex properties. The source fo...
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