Susan B. Rittereiser, Michael C. Miller, and the Austin History Center
Motion pictures came to Austin on October 10, 1896, debuting at the Hancock Opera House
Since then, movies have continued to enchant, entertain, and inform the citizens of the capital of Texas
And, the places - the movie houses and theaters - where people saw motion pictures played just as important a role in the moviegoing experience as the movies themselves. While most of the places are long gone, some withstood the test of time and are still showing movies or have been repurposed for other uses.
