The wait has come to an end – Alamo Drafthouse DFW is open
for business!
The Austin-based dinner-and-movie chain theater opened its
doors Thursday, August 8 after a formal ribbon cutting ceremony led by the
Richardson Chamber of Commerce.
President and CEO of the
Chamber of Commerce Bill Sproull, City Manager Dan Johnson and Mayor Laura Maczka gave
opening remarks to congratulate Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League and COO of
Alamo Drafthouse DFW Bill DiGaetano on Dallas- Ft. Worth’s first Alamo
Drafthouse theater.
Prior to the ribbon cutting, League and DiGaetano cut off
the top of a champagne bottle with a Bowie knife – an Alamo Drafthouse
tradition. They then unveiled a giant robot hand, the “Alamobot”, as a tribute
to
architecture and roots in the technology industry.
Here are photos from the event Thursday, courtesy of the
Richardson Chamber of Commerce and City of
Mayor Laura Maczka congratulating Alamo Drafthouse Founder Tim League on the opening of DFW’s first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Tim League explaining an Alamo Drafthouse tradition
Alamo Drafthouse COO Bill DiGaetano celebrating with founder Tim League
Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Richardson City Council members with the Alamobot
Richardson Chamber of Commerce staff and Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka with the Alamobot