Central Theatre
145 W. 15th Street,
Ely,
NV
89301
145 W. 15th Street,
Ely,
NV
89301
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The historic Central Theatre is located in downtown Ely on W. 15th Street. The Art Deco style single screen theater opened on March 31, 1941 and was built for Percy W. & Walter Hull. Seating for 731 was located on a single level. It showed first-run movies. The Central Theatre was closed in December 2011.
The Central Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993
Central Theater (added 1993 – Building – #93000691)
145 W. 15th Ave., Ely
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hull, Percy and Warren
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use
Here’s a 2008 look at the CENTRAL: http://www.boxsetgallery.com/stein/index.html
1982 Photo of the Central Theatre.
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Here are two more 1982 photos:
Photo1
Photo2
This is a recent photo.
Another 2009 photo is here.
Here is a night shot:
http://tinyurl.com/ye3bmhj
Once again cool night shot ken mc.
According to its facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ely-Central-Theater/298538513492675 , It closed in December.
I worked here as a teen in the late 50’s and early 60’s. The box office was between the doors. That was in the days when John Mariani was the doorman and Vic Walker was the Manager. Great times.