Constructed 1904. With mature trees shading many of its streets, a public park improved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and its early and mid-twentieth century building stock, Artesia’s historic residential district retains its original gracious character and integrity. Architecturally Artesia was influenced by the proximity of the railroad as Read more
Constructed 1950. A fantastic example of a small town movie palace. The 1950 Gila Theatre was the first movie house in the area to feature a built-in candy concession, it sports a combination of standard auditorium layout which rises around the entrances at the rear to a stadium-style arrangement. The Read more
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 Read more
Constructed 1924. The Allen Theater was built on the site of the former Allen Opera House that was destroyed by fire in 1922. The first talkies were played at the Allen Theater in 1937 and the first concession stand was installed in 1947. The two story building was a cream Read more
Constructed 1937 The October 9, 1937, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that the Graham Brothers Theatre Supply Company of Denver had shipped various items to the new Serf Theatre in Las Vegas, NM. These included 500 seats, 340 yards of carpeting, two blowers and motors, two curtains with tracks and Read more