Historic Theaters & Drive-Ins
Style: Art Deco
Yam Theater
East Region
Image from New Mexico MainStreet
Image from New Mexico MainStreet
Constructed 1932
Originally opened in 1932. The long-closed Yam Theater on Portales' Main Avenue (formerly Main Street) was given a $1 million renovation between 2006 and 2011, transforming the building into a community arts center. The theater was given its unique name due to the substantial sweet potato crops in Roosevelt County at the time. Listed in Film Daily Yearbooks:1941 and 1943 editions with a seating capacity of 402. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the seating capacity is 530 and the address is given as; 121 S.E. Main Street (now known as S. Main Avenue). The Yam Theater is now owned by the City of Portales.
121 S. Main St. | Portales, NM 88130 | 575-356-8541
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