West Theatre - Neon - Grants, New Mexico, USA.
N 35° 09.051 W 107° 51.011
13S E 240357 N 3893491
West Theatre. built in 1959 alongside Historic Route 66. This tiny lonely theatre, has a gorgeous retro, Googie style, Neon sign, with neon tubes above and below the Marquee. Located in Grants, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMM5TZ
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2014
Views: 6
The West Theatre, Googie Neon sign and flashing star has been attracting Route 66 travellers since 1959. The Theatre is still attracting customers from the good folks of Grants, and present day Historic Route 66 travellers, seeking nostalgic locations.
I would appreciate a night-time photo, or close up of the vertical tubes, if you visit this waymark. (Not a Requirement)
"The West Theatre is the last of the three theatres in operation in Grants. The West Theatre was originally a single screen theatre that was converted to a twin. The balcony was converted to the second screen.
It is located on Santa Fe Avenue (Old Route 66) at First Street. The theatre is a two story building with the top portion painted an off white and the lower section at street level painted a burnt orange. It has a small V shaped marquee with a vertical spelling out “West” and a large flashing star on the top." text Source: (
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The West Theatre plays fisrt run attraction in both auditoriums.
The Night time photo is courtesy of google images: (
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There is also an image of the Neon at night on the Facebook web site: (
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A nigh-time photo & additional text, can also be found on flickr:
"Here is the cool neon marquee for the West Theatre along old Route 66 in Grants, New Mexico. It's nice to see some of these old movie houses still going. These definitely are a part of our American heritage. Places like this were THE place to be on a Friday night in many towns across this country. In some towns, it's still like that.' Text source: (
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