West Theatre - Route 66 - Grants, New Mexico, USA
N 35° 09.051 W 107° 51.011
13S E 240357 N 3893491
This tiny lonely theatre, alongside Historic Route 66, has a gorgeous retro, Googie style, Neon sign, with a flashing Star, that has been attracting Route 66 travellers since 1959. West Theatre is located in Grants, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMM5V0
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2014
Views: 9
The West Theatre, is the Last theatre in Grants, New Mexico. The theatres Googie Neon sign and flashing Star has been attracting Route 66 travellers since the Theatre opened in 1959. West's is still attracting customers from the good folks of Grants, and present day Historic Route 66 travellers seeking nostalgic locations, before they disappear.
"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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The photo can also be found on flickr: (
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"Here is the cool neon Sign & 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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I would appreciate a night-time photo, or close up of the vertical tubes, if you visit this waymark. (Not a Requirement) Just a request.