Boulder Theatre

It is the same theatre, same building. They did add another section to the right of the theatre. Don’t know when. Was a hardware store when I was living there circa 1980.
The metal gate is new. There was none when I attended shows there. Fancy embellishment, or high crime area?

This is a close-up view from 2008.

Desi & I purchased the Boulder Theatre in Boulder City NV in 1998 after it went out-of-business as a movie theatre. It couldn’t compete with the beautiful, new cineplexes over the hill in Las Vegas. It sat closed for over a year and finally we decided to buy it and make it home to non-profit Boulder City Ballet Company. Desi transformed the interior — keeping it in the 30’s style — but lifting it completely to code with new plumbing, electrical, fire alarm, sprinklers, asbestos abatement, 8 AC units, new roof, etc. He took down the screen (we still have it!) and extended the mini-stage to a 40x40 stage complete with Harlequin flooring and a custom build trusse system. We have a full lighting rig and recording studio. There are lots of great Boulder Theatre photos on my blog at: www.TheMagicTutu.typepad.com and more info and more photos on the website of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce at: www.BoulderCityChamber.com/bouldertheatre
I love all the photos others have posted here. Thank you! Once the photo submission option is once again activated on the site I will post some very recent photos of our theatre. We still have the original projectors from the 30’s and they still work!
Amy Arnaz

The California Index contains a card citing an item in the December 11, 1931, issue of Southwest Builder & Contractor saying that architect Clifford Balch was preparing the plans for a theater at Boulder City for Fox West Coast Theatres.

According to this page at the Boulder City Ballet Company’s web site, the Boulder was built in 1932 for Fox Theatres. I think we can add the Boulder Theatre to the list of Balch-designed theaters.

2009 photo of the Boulder Theatre courtesy Dublin007.

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