Huntridge Performing Arts Theatre
1208 E. Charleston Boulevard,
Las Vegas,
NV
89104
1208 E. Charleston Boulevard,
Las Vegas,
NV
89104
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Las Vegas native and real estate developer J Dapper, purchased the Huntridge Theater in March of 2021. According to the developer’s website, the company aims to bring concerts, performing arts, dining and creative spaces to this historic venue.
More info here: www.thehuntridge.com/about
Here’s a new 4-page 50th anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF retrospective featuring a roadshow playdate chronology and historian Q&A. The Huntridge’s run is mentioned in the piece.
UA closed it in 1989.
Reopened as a twin cinema on January 1981 after it closed in 1977.
Grand opening ad posted.
Status should be changed back to Closed.
Owner facing litigation again.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/apr/04/huntridge-theaters-future-uncertain/?fbclid=IwAR3DyDtLjFZssJWJnea93F0Dy6Wd3iG6P99u9P0tCyPWN1P8SD6AlpRbBg8
Some great ideas Terry Wade!:)
It is so sad this once grand Huntridge Theatre just sits closed and empty all these years in the LV heat and dust. The gambling/hotel resort gang needs to buy It fix It up as a big tourist place and show the movies Viva Las Vegas plus Oceans 11 and all the other movies shot in Las Vegas 24/7. Show on a giant screen with slot machines mixed with seats with a blue light glow. Bring in a Elvis impersonator on the weekends. The place will come alive again with tourists looking to do something nostalgia and different.
unfortunately, it’s probably been stripped of all it’s copper.
i went here only a few times as a kid going to punk rock shows. was such a neat place once a upon time and is such an eyesore now when i do pass it. makes me kind of sad actually.
When it was a concert venue, I spent many Saturday nights doing the Dazed and Confused thing, and somehow, always ended up at Cafe Copioh and later at home with a chick.
Wow. I’m old.
I wish I could purchase the building and restore it to a movie palace that shows all-night grindhousing of the worst movies I can offer (Rocky Horror, Shock Treatment, Troll 2, Hackers, etc.)
I saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom here. I remember the building used to have Superman and other movie characters zooming up the sign.
A plan to expand to use the existing lobby space as a pawn shop was nixed by the Las Vegas planning commission on January 10, 2012.
My Father, Harry Zumar, was the General Manager of the Nevada Theatre Corporation which ran the: Huntridge, Fremont, and Guild Theatres in the 1960s and 1970s. He passed away January 12 of this year at the age of 97.
It breaks my heart to see the current condition of this building which holds so many great memories for me —including my Father’s going away party when he left the organization to move to California in 1973.
A fading beauty. Time and neglect is taking its toll on this icon in that currently resembles something used and discarded.. The Huntington resides in an area of the city way off the beaten path and far from the siren songs of the endless highway of slot machines. Photos from 2011: 1,
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I added a recent photo. Obviously the building has shown no improvement.
You can listen to a March 10, 2008 interview with preservationist Josh Geidel, owner Eli Mizrachi, and State Historic Preservation Officer Ron James at KNPR.org.
The small concrete block wall to the right of the entrance has been demolished, and there is a Bobcat parked between the fence and the front doors.
If it is off topic, I am sorry. Even if you can’t vote in Nevada, I thought you like to see how I envision the Huntridge. I could have used any generic theatre in my video, but I chose the Huntridge because it is special. If after viewing the video you still believe my comments are off topic, I would request that the moderator remove them.
You’re assuming we all live in Nevada and can vote in your election.
Hello,
My name is Chris Davis and I am running for district court judge in Nevada. I have made a short video for my campaign which features the Huntridge Theatre. I have a soft spot for the Huntridge because that’s where I saw Disney films when I was a child and concerts as an adult. I had to digitally reconstruct the Huntridge as I would like to see it. The videos purpose is to teach in JibJab style what we can do to prevent Nevada Courts from further becoming a national soap opera plagued by scandal after scandal. By injecting a little humor, I hope you will help me spread my message of change and hope.
Please join the fight against corruption at www.ChrisDavisForJudge.com and become one of the 6400 that I am recruiting to restore integrity to our courts! Attached is a screen shot of what you’ll find.
Chris Davis
Candidate for District Court Judge
P.S.
Please help get out the word by forwarding this email to your friends, family, and everyone else you know. You can also help by going to YouTube and rating my video.
Owner Eli Mizrachi now plans to convert the structure into retail and office space. More details and renderings of the plan, announced on August 13, are available at LeavingLV.net.
Here are some photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5kzm5w
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The theater is still standing, but doesn’t look good. Photos to follow.
Here is another preservation site with photos:
http://mfhuntridge.com/photo3.html