Now showing...Delta, Colorado's Historic Egyptian Theatre. With it's Main Street location among the more standard architecture, the Egyptian Theatre will get your attention. It's still in use today as a theatre and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Delta, Colorado's Historic Egyptian Theatre first opened in 1928. It was designed by Montana Fallis who used the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt as a model for the building. This type of thematically deisgned cinema was popular during this time period. Delta, Colorado's Historic Egyptian Theater was also a part of "bank" night. In the 1930s when theater buisness was slow, 20th Century Fox regional representative, Charles Yeager, started a promo to give away $30 a week to one lucky theater visitor. This helped increase business and the idea really caught on and eventually more than 4000 cinemas nationwide were taking part.
Sadly the old building was neglected. In 1996 it was restored and reopened for business in 1997. In 2009 it was updated again to accommodate the new 3D technology. The theater is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Register.
For movies and show times call Delta, Colorado's Historic Egyptian Theater at 970-874-9770.
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