Alhambra Theatre, Historic theatre in El Paso, US

The Alhambra Theatre is a building in El Paso, Texas, designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme. It opened on August 1, 1914, cost $150,000, and was built to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, with a large organ for silent films.

The Alhambra Theatre opened on August 1, 1914, designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, before the Moorish Revival style spread in the 1920s. It cost $150,000 and was built to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, with a large organ for silent films. It was also known as the Palace Theatre.

The Alhambra name refers to the Moorish palace in Granada, echoed in Henry C. Trost's Moorish-themed design of 1914, which came before the Moorish Revival wave of the 1920s. The building was fitted with a large organ played alongside silent films, so audiences heard live music accompanying the pictures.

The Alhambra stands in downtown El Paso, in the historic district of the city centre. The building is a National Register listed place, so it is seen from the street rather than entered as a working theatre. Plan to walk between nearby downtown blocks; parking is in the surrounding area.

The Alhambra was built to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, and it included a large organ played along with silent films of the day. The building cost $150,000 and was designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, before the Moorish Revival style spread in the 1920s.