Entry No. 4 — the Grand Junction file — filed under: art-immersive
Egyptian Theatre
“It still runs movies.”
Tut-mania built more than a hundred Egyptian movie palaces in the 1920s; six of the Second Revival kind survive, and one is on Delta's Main Street. Montana Fallis — the architect behind Denver's Mayan — finished this one in 1928, with artist Joe Sheffler painting pharaoh busts and murals down the walls. On March 2, 1933, a Fox manager tested a $30 cash drawing here called Bank Night; within three years 4,000 American theaters had licensed it. Restorers later peeled wallpaper off the original artwork. It still runs movies.
The move: Buy tickets for whatever is on the single screen, arrive twenty minutes early, and trace Joe Sheffler's pharaoh busts and murals before the house lights drop.
📍 Before you go The theatre sits at 452 Main Street in downtown Delta, on the US-50 corridor about 45 minutes south of Grand Junction, with free angle parking along the block. It is a single screen run by a nonprofit since 2022, so there is one film at a time — check their site for the current run before making the drive. The entrance is street level under the marquee, and downtown Delta's historic murals and Confluence Park make easy add-ons for the rest of the evening.
- 📍 Delta
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 452 Main St, Delta, CO 81416
Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.
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last checked: 2026-06-11