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Huntridge Theatre
Architect(s): S. Charles Lee
Address: 1208 E. Charleston Blvd.
Year: 1943-4

The Huntridge Theatre was designed by one of the country's best-known theater architects of the time, Los Angeles-based S. Charles Lee. A Moderne-style building with its streamlined aesthetic, the one-story brick and concrete Huntridge has little exterior and interior ornamentation but does feature a 75-foot-tall fluted tower. This building is one of a handful that has received financial assistance from the state Historic Preservation Commission for renovations. The building was added to the Historic Register in 1993. The theater hosted numerous rock concerts and local events through July 30, 2004 and is now closed.

Additional informtion:

Nicoletta, Julie. Buildings of Nevada. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Includes project description. Arch Ref NA 730.N3 N53 2000

Toole Michael T. "Aging Gracefully, the Huntridge Theatre: Sixty years of ups, downs, premieres, stars, shows, lasting memories ... and one cherished myth debunked." Las Vegas Weekly, Oct. 7, 2004 http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2004/10/07/huntridge.html (Last accessed May 2006) ASL File # NAF(F) SCL 1

Kiraly, Andrew. "Despite big plans and high expectations, the Huntridge Theater is not reopening." Las Vegas Citylife, July 8,2005 http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2005/07/08/features/cover12.txt
(Last accessed May 2006) ASL File # NAF(F) SCL 2

"Built in 1944 to entertain wartime plant workers, the Huntridge was once owned by movie star Irene Dunne. The World War ll international-style building also served the movers and shakers of the era - silver-screen stars such as Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell and Vincent Price often turned up for premieres. And current state Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa was once an usherette there." From Las Vegas Review Journal, Oct 20, 1994. pg. 1.c.

"He [Tick Segerblom] also is one of the primary sponsors of a bill under which the state would buy the old Huntridge Theatre on Charleston Boulevard for $8.5 million and use it as a cultural and performing arts center." Noted from an article by Ed Vogel in the Las Vegas Review Journal. Mar 26, 2007. pg. 1.B

 

Huntridge Marguee
Huntridge Sign
Additional photos taken by Paulette Nelson, July 22,2005



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