Hiland Theater

The address for the Hiland Theatre is 4804 Central Avenue, Albequerque, NM.

i have only been on the outside of this theater but itlooks huge. How many seats???

I was living in Albuquerque when this theatre closed its doors in the summer of '95..."WATERWORLD" was the last movie to play here.

The Hiland Theatres is now home to Musical Theatre Southwest and the thetare seats 859. The website gives programs an a fair history of the theatre. http://www.musicaltheatresw.com/

What I recall mostly about this theater, was the summer matinees for kids. Before the era of "summer blockbusters". I remember seeing many Pippi Longstocking movies and Sinbad movies there. This would have been circa 1970-1973.

Photo of the Hiland Theater.
http://www.exithere.net/theaters/c18_hiland.html

Here is another photo of the Hiland theater.

The Hiland Theater is now owned by the City of Albuquerque and is undergoing rennovations to bring it up to modern fire code. Musical Theater Southwest has moved out. There is no firm commitmitment on its future.

I took some digital photos last week. The theater has looked better, I'm sure.

Instead of just letting it sit, why cant they show classic movies? I believe alot of people would go. Also it would benifit the community and bring business to the local shops.

My photograph of the HILAND sign.
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/317114538

Here are some photos from July 2006:
http://tinyurl.com/ye8tgk
http://tinyurl.com/y6zgd2
http://tinyurl.com/wvu5m

This October 28, 2006 article mentions that the Hiland Theater opened as an 875-seat movie theater in 1951.

Here is a 2007 photo of the Hiland Theater. The address should be 4804 Central Ave SE.

Anyone out there have any current info on what the current owners (the City?) of the Hiland are planning on doing with the inside of the theater? I have heard news of painting a mural on the outside.

This is a more recent photo.

A 1973 photo of Hiland Theater in Albuquerque.

www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2261292395

Another photo of the Hiland Theater can be seen here.

I took this today:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/3035676447_72e7ff06d3.jpg

--rZx

As of Jan 19, 2009 - the State Board of Finance as voted to lease the Hiland Theater to the National Dance Institute of New Mexico. NDI will be responsible for the renovation of the theater at an estimated cost of $9 million. The theater has been closed since 2004 when Musical Theater Southwest moved to their current home.

1987 photo of the Hiland Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c31%2c3%2c-1&catpageindex=2&ProductID=30151

The Hiland stands apparently empty in 1995:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152329@N06/3472864960/in/set-72157617054310351/

This is another 1987 photo.

Here are two 1983 photos:

Photo1

Photo2

The April 15, 1950, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that the J.T. Boutwell Company had installed 1,172 Kroelher seats in the Hiland Theatre, Albuquerque.

The November 27, 1967, issue of Boxoffice ran an article about Blanche Hatton, who had been managing theaters in Albuquerque since her arrival there in 1924. She became the first manager of the newly-opened Hiland in 1950, and held that post until 1963.