For generations the Garden Oaks Theater in The Heights has been part of Houston’s story. Now that it’s days from potential demolishment, supporters are racing to save one of the city’s last remaining neighborhood movie houses.

Houston preservationists say the clock is ticking on efforts to save the Garden Oaks Theatre. The nonprofit leading the charge says it has 53 days to raise the remaining funds, or demolition could be back on the table.

A Houston landmark is facing demolition, and the clock is ticking. The Garden Oaks Theater, a 1947 neighborhood cinema with original mid-century design, could be gone within weeks. Local nonprofit ArtHouse Houston is stepping in with a plan to save the building and transform it into a Cultural Arts & Film Center for the community. In this segment, co-founder Maureen McNamara and filmmaker Rachael Acosta share the urgent effort to preserve this historic space and how Houston residents can help.

Another historic Houston theater is at risk of disappearing, as demolition plans loom for the Garden Oaks Theater, a landmark known for its distinctive Art Deco style on Shepherd Drive.