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Gem Theater (Pioche, Nevada)
The Gem Theater is a movie theater in Pioche, Nevada, originally constructed in 1937, that closed in 2002. The National Register of Historic Places listed the building in 2019 as part of an effort at reopening. History Prior to construction of this building, Brown's Hall was built in 1873 on an adjacent plot. That theater, later renamed to Thompson's Opera House, originally focused on live stage shows and musical performances. Increasingly the venue focused on showing movies on a retrofitted stage, so it was again renamed to the Gem Theater in the 1930s. In 1937, this larger movie theater opened next door as a purpose-built building. The new venue reused the name "Gem Theater" while the older opera house reverted to its former name. The Gem served as the only movie theater in Lincoln County, Nevada, Lincoln County. During World War II, it kept the community abreast of vital developments via newsreels. The theater closed and reopened multiple times before a windstorm finally bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioche, Nevada
Pioche () is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town in Lincoln County, Nevada, Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, approximately northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas. U.S. Route 93 in Nevada, U.S. Route 93 is the main route to Pioche and bypasses the town center just to the east, with Nevada State Route 321 and Nevada State Route 322 providing direct access. Pioche is the county seat of Lincoln County. Pioche is named after François Louis Alfred Pioche, a San Francisco financier and Land speculation, land speculator originally from France. The town's population was 1,002 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The first modern settlement of the area occurred in 1864 with the opening of a silver mine. The settlers abandoned the area when local Indian tribes launched a series of raids and massacres. Recolonization was launched in 1868, after the Indian raids were stopped and François Pioche bought the town in 1869. By the early 1870s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
