Odeon Theater

123 South Second St., Tucumcari, New Mexico. County/parish: Quay.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 17, 2007. NRIS 06001254.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Odeon Theater (Tucumcari, New Mexico)

The Odeon Theater in Tucumcari, New Mexico is a distinctive Art Deco landmark. It is located on South 2nd Street a few blocks from the town's railroad depot. The theater was built in 1936, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2007.

It is a two-story building with stucco-faced clay tile walls on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof with a stepped parapet, with a fluted vertical column rising above. Its Art Deco elements include its use of glass blocks, of decorative geometrical molding, and of Art Deco style lettering of its neon sign.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77846383

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