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jhill commented about El Rio Theatre on Sep 10, 2007 at 3:59 pm

Before that it was called the Apache Theater

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jhill commented about El Rio Theatre on Sep 10, 2007 at 3:58 pm

Yes, it had been owned by the Louis F. Long chain, but was never named the El Rey. There must have been a typing error or something. It has been El Rio for at least 70 years.

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jhill commented about El Rio Theatre on Sep 10, 2007 at 1:50 pm

There is only one theatre in Springerville, Arizona. It was built in 1913. When it was built, it was called the Apache Theater. It has never been called the El Rey Theatre. It has only had two names, Apache and El Rio.

I know this because I ran the theatre for 10 years. I just resigned a few months ago.

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jhill commented about Gaslight Cinema on Sep 26, 2001 at 3:28 pm

Why would you want to close down a historical landmark? New isn’t always better