Event center planned for historic building

Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | 11:10 a.m.

A co-owner of Cima's Furniture store, which acquired the Huntridge Theatre in Las Vegas in January for $925,000, said he plans to resurrect the historic building as an event center.

Eliezer Mizrachi, president of Old Town Inc., which operates the Huntridge, said he has applied for a banquet license for the property and plans to renovate and rent it for events including comedy shows, plays, private parties and company banquets.

The Huntridge, a landmark at the corner of Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway since 1944, served as a double-feature matinee house in its heyday. In later years it featured beach party movies, horror films and served as a venue for alternative rock acts.

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