Eureka Theater | |
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  Location in California  Location in United States | |
| Location | 612 F. St., Eureka, California |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′3″N 124°9′53″W / 40.80083°N 124.16472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built by | Moore & Roberts |
| Architect | William B. David |
| Architectural style | Art Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001199[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 2010 |
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.[2] 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.[3] The Eureka Theater ceased showing regularly scheduled movies on August 1, 1996.[4] The theater is currently undergoing restoration, and is available for rent as a performance or event venue.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Humboldt Times, March 3, 1939: "Genius Who Drew Plans for Fine New Show House," Eureka, California.
- ^ Heald, Leslie S. (January 5, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Eureka Theatrre". National Park Service. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Times-Standard, Aug. 1, 1996: "Curtain falls today at Eureka Theater," Eureka, California.
- ^ Official Eureka Theater website, accessed June 20, 2012.