Bonfils Memorial Theatre
Denver, United States
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The Bonfils Memorial Theatre, a Streamline Moderne building in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, was designed by architect John K. Monroe and built by philanthropist Helen Bonfils as a memorial to her parents, Frederick Gilmer Bonfils and Belle Barton Bonfils. Operating from 1953 to 1986, the theatre presented over 400 productions including plays, operas, concerts, films, lectures, and television shows. Renamed the Lowenstein Theatre in 1985 to honor its longtime producer Henry Lowenstein, the venue closed the following year and remained vacant until 2005, when it was purchased and renovated as a Tattered Cover bookstore. The building is both a Denver Historical Landmark and a listed place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Type
- theatre building, bookstore
- Heritage
- Denver Historical Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Denver, United States
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