Call NumberX-80Date1964SummaryView northeast across Oak Street to exterior of Sheridan Opera House, 110 North Oak Street, Telluride, Colorado, a two-hundred seat opera house used for traveling shows and dances, later as a movie theater. The three-story brick structure, connected to the Sheridan Hotel by an enclosed walkway, was built in 1914 by W. S. Segerberg (owner of Sheridan Hotel) and restored in 1972 by Milt Moore. Advertisement is painted on side of building: "Opera House, Picture Show Every Evening, Admission 10 and 15 Cents"|"Show" electric sign hangs perpendicular over tile roof entrance. A Corvair, Chrysler New Yorker station wagon, and two other cars are curbside along gravel street. Residences and mountains are in background.Physical Description1 photonegative |6 x 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint |12 x 17 cm (5 x 6 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectTelluride (Colo.)Historic sites--Colorado--TellurideOpera houses--Colorado--TellurideSheridan Opera House (Telluride, Colo.)Geographic AreaTelluride (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000080Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F18329. Hand-written in pencil on back of photoprint: "1964". Original negative is torn right corner. Telluride Historic District designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100000807
