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 Mayan Theater - Denver, Colorado Posted by:  Big B Bob
N 39° 43.119 W 104° 59.237
13S E 501090 N 4396530
Quick Description: A popular Denver movie house, now an outlet for independent movies and art films.
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 5/10/2008 8:18:47 AM
Waymark Code: WM3R9Z
Views: 121
Long Description:
 Featuring
Denver's finest in independent film and foreign language
cinema, the Mayan Theatre is located in the heart of Central
Denver amongst a bevy of art galleries, restaurants and
vintage clothing stores in the Baker District.
The historic Mayan, built in 1930, narrowly missed the wrecking
ball in the mid-1980s, when, at the eleventh hour, it was saved by
the local group "Friends of the Mayan." In 1986, The Mayan was
restored to its former glory. Renovated meticulously at a cost of
nearly $2 million, it is one of the country's three remaining
theatres designed in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.
 It has
been converted into a three-screen palace, with one large,
magnificent auditorium and two cozy theatres upstairs,
featuring stadium seating. There is also an upstairs cafe and
seating area.
From Wikipedia:
Mayan Revival architecture refers to modern architecture and
decorative arts that draw inspiration from the architecture and
iconography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. The label
refers specifically to the Maya civilization of southern Mexico and
Central America, but in practice this revivalist style frequently
blends Maya architectural and artistic motifs with those of other
Mesoamerican cultures, particularly the central Mexican
architectural styling from the Aztec period as exhibited by the
Mexica and other Nahua groups. Although there were mutual
influences between these original and otherwise distinct and richly
varied pre-Columbian artistic traditions, the syncretism of these
modern reproductions is often an historical
one.
Number of Screen(s): 3
Concessions Available: yes
Web site: [Web Link]
Ticket Price (local currency): Not Listed
Matinee Price (local currency): Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Must take a photo of the theater. Please try to include yourself or
gps in the picture. Tell of your experience at the theater, if it
is still a theater. If it is no longer a theater tell of an
experience from the past at the theater, if this can be done.
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