The Mayan Theater
The second of two images made for my short lived neon sign photo project is the Mayan Theater in Denver, Co..I’ve always loved neon signs and regret having not forged ahead with this project..perhaps there is more of it for me to still discover..My research of this beautiful old theater led me to it’s Wikipedia page, below is a short telling of the history of this beautiful old landmark..
The Mayan Theater (110 Broadway, Denver, Co is a movie house that opened in 1930 and was part of the Fox Theater Corporation and Fox Intermountain Theaters. Its life as a Fox Theatre is denoted above the “M” on top of its neon marquee. As with many theaters across the U.S., it ran an A and B slate of films throughout the day. During the Great Depression, the theater held grocery nights where customers had the opportunity to win groceries.
The theater closed around 1984. In 1986, the theatre was converted into a three-plex by closing off the balcony and dividing it into two additional small theatres. This conversion included a restoration of the interior walls, decore and lobby. Landmark Theaters has operated the location as an "art house" since 1986.
The Mayan is one of the country's three remaining theatres designed in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style. The city of Denver has declared it to be a historic landmark.
Beautiful shot. Shared it on FB. 😎
This was interesting! I know absolutely nothing about Mayan art. I’m totally curious.
Beautiful photo. I think I watched at 60 minutes or 20/20 something like that, that looked into this man in Las Vegas that was trying to preserve neon signage.