Rio Grande Theatre
211 N. Main Street,
Las Cruces,
NM
88001
211 N. Main Street,
Las Cruces,
NM
88001
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Dona Ana Arts Council (Official), Rio Grande Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Allen Theatres, Fox Inter-Mountain Theaters Inc.
Architects: Guy L. Frazer, Otto H. Thorman
Functions: Live Performances
Previous Names: Fox Rio Grande Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Manager:
575.523.6403
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The Rio Grande Theatre in downtown Las Cruces was opened July 29, 1926. It was taken over by Fox Intermountain Theaters Inc. in April 1964. It was closed May 20, 1998 and donated to the Dona Ana Arts Council a year later. Funds were raised to renovate the theatre for live events and it reopened in late-2011.
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Here is additional information:
http://tinyurl.com/y23d4y
The theatre opened on July 29, 1926 with the film Mare Nostrum, directed by Rex Ingram and staring Alice Terry and Antonio Moreno.
For more history and excellent photos, see here.
Here is a 1948 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2zkp55
Here is a February 1955 ad from the Las Cruces Sun-News:
http://tinyurl.com/rb99bt
Here is a September 2008 blog with a nice photo of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/m6hgsw
A January 2012 photo I took can be seen here .. And the Rio Grande is open! Their website is here.. Rio Grande Website .. Enjoy!
RAC Photography
Opened July 29, 1926.
Taken over by Fox Intermountain Theatres in April 1964.
Last movies were shown by Allen theatres on May 20th, 1998
From the October 28, 1933 Film Daily: “Las Cruces, N. M.—The rebuilt Rio Grande, Foxwesco house destroyed by fire several months ago, will be opened Nov. 1. It will replace the Del Rio, which was reopened at the time of the fire.”
Aside from the news that the Rio Grande had a major fire, this brief item reveals that Fox West Coast was running the house early on.In fact the 1930 FDY lists it as owned by Wesco Corporation, headquartered at Washington and Vermont in Los Angeles, which was Fox-West Coast’s Boulevard Theatre. The 1929 FDY had listed the Rio and the Star as owned by Denver-based K&F Theatres.