Comments about Zia Theater in Springer, NM

smham33 on June 29, 2009 at 8:04 am

The first picture posted is of a theater in Fort Sumner. I was there a couple months ago and took this picture:
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lostmemory on June 20, 2009 at 11:39 am

Here is the Zia in 2009.

lostmemory on May 11, 2009 at 11:39 am

If you want to add the Zia Theater in Fort Sumner to Cinema Treasures, go ahead. I don’t know anything about that theater.

kpdennis on May 11, 2009 at 11:26 am

A new entry for another Zia Theater – Fort Sumner, NM is in order?

lostmemory on May 11, 2009 at 6:33 am

I think the American Classic photos show this Zia Theater. This photo shows the same building as the other photos posted on this page and it is labeled as being the Zia Theater in Fort Sumner.

Chuck1231 on May 11, 2009 at 1:00 am

Kevin I do agree with you that these are two different theatres. Which is the correct one for this page? When you look at the photo that google maps to it is like the American Classic photo. There is no resemblance to the other Zia theatre.

kpdennis on May 10, 2009 at 9:19 pm

Here’s a small mystery – the Zia Theater photos here for Springer, NM appear to show two different venues. The photos from 1995, 1981, 1984 show a building with windows and a box office set back from the sidewalk, not to mention a semi-modern marquee and neighboring storefronts.

The first two photos posted above – one from 1987 – look to be a different venue, with smaller, windowless building, no marquee and a much different sign. Is this the Zia Theater in Los Lunas, NM that is listed elsewhere on Cinema Treasures?

lostmemory on May 10, 2009 at 8:27 pm

This is another 1984 photo.

lostmemory on May 3, 2009 at 7:30 pm

1981 Photo

kpdennis on April 25, 2009 at 12:37 am

According to the info above, the Zia’s movie days ended in 1995 – which is when this shot was taken:
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Chuck1231 on April 15, 2009 at 7:11 pm

1984 photo of the Zia Theatre.
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DonLewis on March 3, 2007 at 3:04 pm

Sad to see the condition of the ZIA in the picture posted by ken mc.
Each time we lose one of these old treasures, a little bit of Americana is gone that we will never be able to replace.

Here is a picture I took of the ZIA’s aprrox. the summer of 1987.
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/409349638

kencmcintyre on March 1, 2007 at 6:40 pm

So much for the mural:
http://tinyurl.com/2xb6j2

lostmemory on May 31, 2006 at 3:57 am

Here is another photo of the Zia Theater.

DonLewis on October 19, 2005 at 4:37 pm

Good find! I photographed this one years ago on a trip through New Mexico, but now cannot find the pictures.

Don

lostmemory on October 19, 2005 at 1:53 pm

This is a photo of the Zia Theater.

Zia Theater

306 Colbert Avenue, Springer, NM 87747

306 Colbert Avenue,
Springer, NM 87747