Nugget Theatre

207 W. Colorado Avenue,
Telluride, CO 81435

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Architects: James Murdoch

Functions: Movies, Movies (Film Festivals)

Styles: Romanesque Revival

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 970.728.3030

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Nugget Theatre

The Nugget Theatre opened in 1935 when the 1895 L.L. Nunn building was renovated. It has operated as a movie theatre ever since (apart from a closure in June 1959 until October 1963). Modern 35mm equipment was installed by the Telluride Film Festival which has used it as one of their now eight venues for their annual Labor Day Weekend event. It presently shows commercial and independent films nightly.

In 2000, the Nugget building was purchased by Bill and Katrine Formby, of Austin, TX, with plans to renovate the entire building and providing space for two screens. This renovation is on-going, with stone-work stabilization and the façade completed in 2004. Total interior renovation and the return of a tower to the SE corner of the building are expected to start in the next two years.

Contributed by Jim Bedford

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 4, 2021 at 5:29 pm

Boxoffice, May 11, 1959: “A. B. Hilliard has taken over the management of the Nuggett Theatre at Telluride from Reuben Stroh who has moved to California. Hilliard will operate the Nuggett along with the Chipeta Theatre at Ouray”

Motion Picture Daily, June 10, 1959: “OURAY, Colo., June 9. – A. B. Hilliard, operator of the Chipeta Theatre here and the Nugget Theatre in Telluride, died of a heart attack while visiting in Denver".

Boxoffice, Sept. 30, 1963: “Rena Hedlund is reopening the Nuggett Theatre at Telluride, closed for several years”

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