Stamples PR rep spoke out saying that Staples is no longer pursuing the old Book Stop location on Shepherd and Alabama. This can likey be attributed to teh loal backlash as Staples would have gutted the historic interior. Alamo Draft House Cinema is now considering the space which would be great - bringing the space full circle - back to a cinema. The closest location of another Alamo Draft House is Highway 6. As I am only in that area when traveling to Austin or San Antonio, I went to the website www.drafthouse.com to find out what this cinema is about:

Once inside the theater you choose your seat(s). Each row of seats has a table in front of it. Menus, order cards and pencils are placed on the table. A waiter will come by and greet you, taking any orders you are ready to place. Future orders can be made by writing your desired choices on the piece of paper, folding it, and placing in the bar attached to the table (please make sure the paper is standing straight up so the server can clearly see it). Throughout the film you can order like this. About 30 minutes prior to the film ending the server will come by and do “last call”, at which point they will find out if you would like any final items before closing your tab out. All tabs must be closed before the film ends.