Palace Theatre

209 S. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas. County/parish: El Paso.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 24, 1980. NRIS 80004109.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Alhambra Theatre (El Paso, Texas)

The Alhambra Theatre, also known as the Palace Theatre, is a building in El Paso, Texas. Opened on August 1, 1914, the building was designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, preceding spread of the Moorish Revival style of the 1920s. The building cost $150,000. It was prepared to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, and included a large organ to be played with silent movies of the day.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968892

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