Historic Theaters & Drive-Ins
Style: Mid-Century Modern
West Theater
West Region
Image by Hosehead Jones
Image by Chris 1982
Constructed 1959
The West Theater is the last of the three theaters in operation in Grants. The West was originally a single screen theater that was converted to a twin screen cinema. The balcony was converted to the second screen. The theater opened in May 1959, and built at a cost of $125,000. The opening features were "Tarawa Beachhead" and "Crash Landing." The owner of the West Theater was J.C. West, Grants theater magnate. He bought the Lux Theater in 1950, and built the Sahara Drive-In in 1958.
118 W. Santa Fe Ave. | Grants, NM 87020 | 505-287-4692
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