#ThrowbackThursday from the Statesman photo archivesL 5/21/1980 Star Wars fans wait for opening day of The Empire Strikes Back at the Americana Theatre on Hancock Drive. The Americana Theatre was opened in 1965 and converted into the Yarborough branch of the Austin Public Library in 1999. Statesman file photo by Jim Dougherty. #statesmanphoto #starwars #empirestrikesback #austin #embracetheforce #americanatheatre #statesmanarchives