The Huntridge Family Entertainment Center and Huntridge Theater Records (1980-1981) consist of a photographic album documenting the construction and opening of the Huntridge Family Entertainment Center in 1980 as well as some photographs of the historic Huntridge Theater.
The Huntridge Family Entertainment Center and Huntridge Theater Records (1980-1981) consist of a photographic album documenting the construction and opening of the Huntridge Family Entertainment Center in 1980 as well as some photographs of the historic Huntridge Theater.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain in original order.
The Huntridge Theater is a historic building in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theater was designed by S. Charles Lee and opened on October 10, 1944. It was operated by the Commonwealth Theater Company of Las Vegas, and later the Huntridge Theater Company of Las Vegas. Both companies were headed by Thomas Oakey of Las Vegas. The theater was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1993. In 2004, the Huntridge Theater closed despite efforts from non-profit organizations to renovate and keep it open. Since 2012, the Huntridge Foundation has attempted to raise funds to preserve the theater.
Source:
Las Vegas Weekly, October 7, 2004. http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2004/oct/07/aging-gracefully/
Huntridge Family Entertainment Center and Huntridge Theater Records, 1980-1981. MS-00656. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 2014 by Caron Martha Schwahn; accession number 2014-053.
Materials were processed in 2015. Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.