Alamo Drafthouse permanently closing West Side theater due to coronavirus pandemic
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A sold-out Westlakes Alamo Drafthouse theater audience awaits the start of first San Antonio showing of “The Interview” on Christmas morning in 2014.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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The Alamo Drafthouse theater on the far West Side is permanently closed.David G. Palacio / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas’ theater on the far West Side its first in San Antonio will not reopen, a casualty of pandemic-related shutdowns.
The Austin-based theater chain’s Westlakes location, at 1255 S.W. Loop 410, opened in 2004.
“We’re sad to confirm that because of the ongoing impact of COVID on our business, we will not be reopening that theater,” said spokesman Ryan Fons.
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The lights won’t be coming back on at Alamo Drafthouse’s Westlakes location. A spokesperson for the cinema-eatery chain confirmed the permanent closure of its far West San Antonio location Thursday via email. “It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the permanent closure of the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes location, effective today April 29,” said Ryan Fons, a spokesman for the Austin-based company. “Unfortunately, the impact of the pandemic has made it impossible for Westlakes to rebound, and this is one of far too many painful decisions we’ve been forced to make resulting from COVID-19’s effects on our business and industry.”
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SAN ANTONIO – It’s lights out for Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes in San Antonio.
The movie theater at 1255 SW Loop 410 is closing a spokesperson for the company confirmed to the SA Current on Thursday.
KSAT reached out to Alamo Drafthouse spokesperson Ryan Fons who said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was too much for the Westlakes location which originally opened in 2004.
The company, which operates roughly 40 theaters around the U.S., reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.