The KiMo Theater's Carl von Hassler Mezzanine Murals
The KiMo Theater, built by the Bachechi family, has gone through a few incarnations over the years: By the 1970's, it had become run-down & was showing adult films; soon after it was shut down., so the city bought the building & using grant money, renovated the building & has been running it as a performing arts center with offices upstairs. It is one of only two downtown buildings still utilized today as originally designed--as a theater.
Below you can see one of the seven Carl von Hassler murals that adorn the mezzanine walls of the theater lobby. Called The Seven Cities of Cibola & created in the early 1930's, they depict his interpretation of the Pueblos, amid dazzling southwestern landscapes, which became a central theme of his paintings.
Further below is the amazing-to-see steel Sandhills Crane balustrades, followed by a scene looking across the balcony foyer.
