Historic Place

Palace Theatre

El Paso · El Paso County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #2080004109

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About this site

Palace Theatre is a historic place in El Paso, El Paso County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 27 historic places documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7571, -106.4892 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stage Station (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hotel Paso Del Norte, Felix Martinez, and State National Bank.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004109. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Palace Theatre in downtown El Paso opened on August 1, 1914 as the Alhambra Theatre, a movie house designed by architect Henry C. Trost in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme. It was renamed the Palace Theatre in 1920 and became one of the city's leading early cinemas. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a period of significance reaching back to its 1914 construction.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org cinematreasures.org

📍 31.7571, -106.4892 · El Paso, El Paso County

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