Wyo Theater
309 S. 5th Street,
Laramie,
WY
82070
309 S. 5th Street,
Laramie,
WY
82070
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This page says that the theater was donated to the Laramie Main Street organization in 2019. There were hopes for revitalization but the page shows no updates since 2020.
The old owner sounds like a real ‘character’. That IMDB profile is incredibly cringy. He also ruined the beautiful original doors and replaced them with cheap garbage.
Boarded up and looking sad.
Here’s a 2016 local news story about the closing. Here’s an iMDB bio page for the owner.
Recent photo of the theater added in the Photo section. Any idea what’s behind the cryptic message on the marquee?
Closed as a cinema in 2017.
Very nice looking theatre.
My husband and I managed this theater (him in the late 80’s) myself in the early 90’s. This theater is part of the reason we now own/operate The Historic State Theatre…such found memory’s. We had to repaint the sidewalk almost every year :)
Here is a 2009 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yewvfec
Here is another view of the Wyo:
http://tinyurl.com/yg6879u
A very underappreciated Art-Deco gem! Attended a showing of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” there last night and was very pleased with the theater and my experience as a whole. Admission was $3.00 for everyone. The theater only had 2 staff, a guy and girl in their late teens/early 20’s but they were very friendly and seemed quite proud of their little theater. They still have an old style ticket machine and a small lobby. The man working there told me that the theater opened in 1940.The carpet and paint were newer and the auditorium had painted, sloping wood floors and newer, comfortable seats. There is no balcony and the booth sits about 6 ½' off the floor. Much of the theater appears to be original with a stucco-like material on the ceiling and walls and one Art-Decoish cowboy on horseback mural on each wall. The projection is from a platter system.
The bathrooms are in the basement and are quite interesting to get to. Standing 6'3", I had to tilt myself backwards to walk down the steps!
The outside features a beautiful marquee with chasing lights.
The theater is very clean, well kept and beautiful. A must see for any theater historian!
Here is a September 2000 article:
http://film.laramie.wy.us/nelson.html
Here is an article about financial aspects of the theater business:
http://tinyurl.com/yjw7wd