Eureka Theater - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Eureka Theater - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Eureka Theater is an Art Moderne–style cinema built in 1939 in Eureka, California. The movie theater was initially proposed in 1937 as part of a larger development that would include a five-story, 162-room hotel, which was soon scaled back to the theater with flanking commercial spaces. Built by theater magnate George M. Mann, the theater was designed by noted San Francisco designer William B. David, who had once worked in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Art Department in the mid-1930s.Humboldt Times, March 3, 1939: "Genius Who Drew Plans for Fine New Show House," Eureka, California. The Eureka Theater was considered an ultra-modern movie theater when constructed in 1939 and was an expression of optimism and confidence in Eureka and Humboldt County, California as they pulled out of the Depression. The Eureka Theater ceased showing regularly scheduled movies on August 1, 1996.Times-Standard, Aug. 1, 1996: "Curtain falls today at Eureka Theater," Eureka, California. The theater is currently undergoing restoration, and is available for rent as a performance or event venue.Official Eureka Theater website, accessed June 20, 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
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