Needles Theatre
823 Broadway,
Needles,
CA
92363
823 Broadway,
Needles,
CA
92363
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The Needles Theatre opened in 1929 as a Masonic Temple and was later converted into a movie house. The theatre operated continuously until it was badly damaged by fire in the early 1990’s. It has been closed ever since.
The Needles Area Chamber of Commerce, which purchased the building from the Masons in November 1997, commenced a $4 million renovation and restoration effort in 2002.
The first project was to repaint and refinish the theatre’s facade.
The NACC is currently looking for any historical records, documents, photographs, etc. which could help in their bid to place the theater on the National Registry of Historic Places.
If you have any information on the theatre or if you would like to donate money or your time, please contact Sue Godnick, the Executive Director of the NACC at (760) 326-2050.
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It doesn’t appear to have changed much in 65 years, at least from the outside.
I guess.
This has nothing to do with drugs or sewing. Here is the Friends of the Needles theater website.
does anyone know where the blue prints are held?
contact me
Chris Hammontree
928-565-1659
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Thank You
Chris
Needles Theater photo.
Hi Lost Memory… I visited once in 1967 enroute to Miami from San Francisco… can’t remember what I saw.
It’s always good to see any theater photo but it’s a shame there’s a car blocking the view and other distracting “stuff” in the picture.
Personally, I like to “crop” my picture view finder by ONLY having the actual subject in the frame and nothing else; like other buildings or people walking by!
What’s the current status of this building?
Still standing Bway :)
Here is a 2009 photo.
Here’s an old postcard
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The Needles Theatre housed a Masonic Temple in the front upper portion of the building while the theatre occupied the lower portion. Since the temple portion didn’t use the full length of the building, the theatre occupied the full height in a large portion of the building. I was informed many years ago the screen was moved forward (perhaps do to the installation of a new and larger screen?)
so that many seating rows and the original stage are actually behind the screen. Sadly, I was informed that nothing much is going at the Needles and that it is again for sale. A fire many years ago forced its closure and it never re-opened
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