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Odeon Theatre

Historic theater
In Tucumcari, New Mexico
0.6 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

The Odeon Theatre in Tucumcari, NM, is an Art Deco movie house listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It sits just off the old road, a short walk from the Blue Swallow Motel and the Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building. For Route 66 travellers it rounds out the picture of a highway town, where the movie house was part of daily life alongside the motels and gas stations.

What is Odeon Theatre?

The Odeon is a movie theater built in the Art Deco style. That styling is the main reason to look, and it helped earn the building its place on the National Register. The theater is listed as wheelchair accessible.

In a town best known for its motor courts and neon, a historic cinema adds another layer to the story of how Tucumcari lived during the highway years.

Visiting Odeon Theatre: tips

The theater is about half a mile from the old road, within walking distance of several other Tucumcari stops. The Baca-Goodman House site is about 0.2 miles away, the Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building about 0.3 miles and the Blue Swallow Motel about 0.8 miles.

The Odeon is listed as an operating business, so catching a film may be possible; look up showtimes before planning an evening around it. Otherwise, the front of the building makes a quick photo stop on a walk through town.

Practical info

Address: 123 S. Second Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401
Phone: +1 575-461-0100
Website: facebook.com/pages/Odeon-Theater/315885680061
Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
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