The Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces, New Mexico was opened on July 29, 1926. The theatre was built by Seale and Dyne and operated by the Central Theatres Corporation of Denver.
The first movie shown was the silent movie Mare Nostrum, directed by Rex Ingram.
Fox West Coast Theatres bought the Rio Grande Theatre in October 1929. The Fox chain installed sound equipment and showed a sound picture for the October 20, 1929 opening night.
The theatre survived both an earthquake and a fire in the early 1930s. It remained in operation until 1997, when it closed due to financial hardship. The theatre was purchased by the Dona Ana Arts Council and restored, opening again in 2005.[2]
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Dona Ana Arts Council
Opening of the Rio Grande Theatre
Installing Sound Equipment in the Rio Grande Theatre
October 31, 2023
grande, theatre, cruces, mexico, opened, july, 1926, theatre, built, seale, dyne, operated, central, theatres, corporation, denver, national, register, historic, placesnm, state, register, cultural, propertieslocation211, downtown, mall, cruces, mexicocoordina. The Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces New Mexico was opened on July 29 1926 The theatre was built by Seale and Dyne and operated by the Central Theatres Corporation of Denver Rio Grande TheatreU S National Register of Historic PlacesNM State Register of Cultural PropertiesLocation211 N Downtown Mall Las Cruces New MexicoCoordinates32 18 38 N 106 46 42 W 32 31056 N 106 77833 W 32 31056 106 77833Arealess than one acreBuilt1926 1926 ArchitectThorman Otto H and Guy L Frazer Goetting C A Architectural styleRenaissanceNRHP reference No 03001352 1 NMSRCP No 1829Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 2 2004Designated NMSRCPAugust 8 2003The first movie shown was the silent movie Mare Nostrum directed by Rex Ingram Fox West Coast Theatres bought the Rio Grande Theatre in October 1929 The Fox chain installed sound equipment and showed a sound picture for the October 20 1929 opening night The theatre survived both an earthquake and a fire in the early 1930s It remained in operation until 1997 when it closed due to financial hardship The theatre was purchased by the Dona Ana Arts Council and restored opening again in 2005 2 See also edit nbsp National Register of Historic Places portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Dona Ana County New MexicoReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 History Rio Grande Theatre las Cruces NM External links edit nbsp Media related to Rio Grande Theatre at Wikimedia Commons Dona Ana Arts Council Opening of the Rio Grande Theatre Installing Sound Equipment in the Rio Grande Theatre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rio Grande Theatre amp oldid 1171538638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
