Central Theater

The Central Theater was built in Ely, Nevada from 1939 to 1941. The Art Deco style cinema was built by Percy and Warren Hull after they were denied permission to expand Ely's Capital Theater, which opened in 1916.

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Type: Movie theater
Description: movie theater in Ely, Nevada, United States
Also known as: “Central Theatre”
Address: 145 West 15th Street, Ely, NV 89315

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White Pine County Courthouse and Nevada Northern Railway Museum.

White Pine County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The White Pine County Courthouse was built in 1908 in Ely, Nevada, located in White Pine County. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. White Pine County Courthouse is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Central Theater.

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Museum

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The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Nevada Northern Railway Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Central Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ely and Lane City.

Ely

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Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.

Lane City

Locality

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Lane City is situated 2½ miles west of Central Theater.

Ruth

Village

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Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth is situated 6 miles west of Central Theater.

Central Theater

Categories: theater building and building
Location: White Pine, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.25103° or 39° 15′ 4″ north

Longitude

-114.88326° or 114° 52′ 60″ west

Open location code

85F77428+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 761487129

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=cinema

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5061913

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Central Theater” goes by many names.

French: “Central Theatre”
German: “Central Theatre”
Spanish: “Central Theatre”
Spanish: “Teatro Central”

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