Fire damages Grants theater

A malfunctioning popcorn machine is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged the historic West Theatre in on Route 66 downtown Grants, N.M., on Friday, reported the Albuquerque Journal.

Owner Roy McDowell, who also owns the city’s closed Lux Theater, said no one was in the building at the time. Most of the fire damage, he said, was in the front of the building, near the concessions area.

McDowell says he expects to reopen the West Theatre by the end of the year.

A few photos from the fire scene can be found in this story by the Cibola County Beacon.

The West Theatre and its neon marquee are a beauty, as this photo shows. Here’s another shot of the theater at night.

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