Alhambra Theatre (El Paso, Texas) Explained

Palace Theatre
Map Alt:Located in Texas, very close to the point where the borders of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico meet
Map Label:Palace Theatre
Locmap Relief:yes
Coordinates:31.7569°N -106.4886°W
Location:209 S. El Paso St.,
El Paso, Texas
Architect:Trost & Trost
Architecture:Spanish Colonial Revival
Added:September 24, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80004109

The Alhambra Theatre, also known as the Palace Theatre, is a building in El Paso, Texas. Opened on August 1, 1914, the building was designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, preceding spread of the Moorish Revival style of the 1920s. The building cost $150,000. It was prepared to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, and included a large organ to be played with silent movies of the day.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Palace Theatre. Texas Historical Commission . 1980 . February 13, 2019. With three photos from 1979 and 1980.