KiMo Theater (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | theatre, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), 1927_construction, haunted house / building, Pueblo Revival (architecture)

 theatre, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), 1927_construction, haunted house / building, Pueblo Revival (architecture)

423 Central Avenue Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 768-3522
www.abqtickets.com/location/kimo-theatre

It was built in 1927 in the Pueblo Deco style, which is a blend of adobe building styles (rounded corners and edges), decorative motifs from indigenous cultures, and the soaring lines and linear repetition found in American Art Deco architecture. (Examples of Pueblo Deco-style buildings can be seen in Marcus Whiffen's book, "Pueblo deco: The art deco architecture of the Southwest".)

The KiMo Theater is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Bobby Darnall, a six-year old boy killed when a boiler in the theater's basement exploded in 1951. The theater staff hangs doughnuts from a water pipe behind the stage in an attempt to "appease the spirit." Some claim to have actually seen Bobby's ghost, clad in jeans and a striped shirt.

Not only is the old theatre home to poor Bobby Darnell, who died in the 1951 explosion, but also to a mysterious lady who is seen walking along the hallways.

However, Bobby is a much more prevalent force and has been known to play all kinds of impish tricks upon staff and guests of the old theatre. Often seen playing on the lobby staircase.