Sundance Cinemas at Bayou Place (Downtown movie theater)

Sundunce Cinema on Smith Street across Jones Plaza

Corner view of Movie Theatery at Bayou Place,
previously Angelika Film Center, now Sundance Cinemas

Bayou Place Office Leasing - 315 Congress St Downtown Houston location

Corporations with on-site presence: Merrill Corporation, SoftLayer, 

Bayou Place Offices (vacancy sign), Chase Tower, BofA Center (reddish), 

Bob Casey federal courthouse (bottom right)

Bayou Place (south-facing facade) with Lyric Center Office Tower and Wortham Theatre Center in the background

Albert Thomas Convention Center - now Bayou Place

Albert Thomas Convention Hall (no longer used for that purpose)

Office of former Congressman Albert Thomas preserved at Bayou Place

Bayou Place - What's there now?

Don't rely on directory on the neon light fixture strategically planted at the corner and in the heart of the Theater District. While it may a superb job conveying the dynamism of Downtown boosters, and enhance the night-time visual appeal, it is a tad out of date.

Bars and Restaurants at Bayou Place (according to Lone Star directory listing):
 
Chapel Spirits
PRB Houston
Lucie's Liquors
Shark Bar
The Blue Fish
Lobby Bar 
Samba Grille is gone, but it still featured on the sign.

Updates are also needed for more recent wining and dining additions: Napoli Pizza moved in not long ago, and a new wine tasting room -- oops wine cellar -- has also opened.
   

As an aside, does anyone even remember that this was the Albert Thomas Convention Center, and that the former congressman's office -- a display suitable for a window-shopping-type museum visit - is still hidden in an alcove inside the complex?

The Office of former Congressman Albert Thomas museum display
 at Bayou Place in Houston's Central Biz District

An inscription at roof level on the East side of the entertainment complex (the Sundance Movie Theater entrance is on that side) still shows the original name, but not very prominently.

Bayou Place with Lone Star Logo - South facade with tip of Lyric Centre office tower behind it
The Samba Grille is now history

Bayou Place location on the Downtown Map (satellite view of NW corner of Downtown Houston / I-45 bypass)

   

Samba Grille restaurant space at Bayou Place still looking for successor

The Latin restaurant has closed its doors, but the Samba Grille signage is still up. And so is the for-lease sign. 

Samba Grill restaurant space at Bayou Place as of Jan 2013

Bayou Music Center at Bayou Place Downtown

Hard Rock Cafe Houston at Bayou Place with signature guitar on roof

Rock Guitar on top of Bayou Place Entertainment Complex in the Theater District

Hard Rock Cafe at Bayou Place: View of entrance at night

Bayou Place - Hard Rock Cafe seen from Bagby Street at Buffalo Bayou

Napo? A new restaurant at Bayou Place? - Yes and No

It's the reincarnated version of Napoli Italian Pizza & Bar (previously on Main Street at street-level in the Binz Building). Looks like there is still some problem powering up the signage, or a creative re-branding perhaps to better compete with the new wine tasting venue next door. 
 

The Wine Tasting Room at Bayou Center

Little Napoli at Bayou Place

Little Napoli Italian Cuisine is white-tablecloth casual dining establishment; it re-located from its prior location from the street-level retail space at the Binz Building on Main Street to Bayou Place in 2012.  

New address: 540 Texas Street  Houston, TX (Theater District) 

Sundance Theaters - Successor of Angelika Film Center in Houston's Theater District

Daytime view of Sundance Cinemas (with food and drink service) at Bayou Place

Sundance Cinemas at Night

Live at Bayou Place - Daytime view

Bayou Place at Dusk

Bayou Place signage - Listing of entertainment spots

Blue Fish Sushi Restaurant at Bayou Place

Directional sign to Theater District Parking Garage

View of Bayou Place, Hard Rock Cafe, from Bagby