Denver’s historic Esquire Theatre to stay open 2 more weeks
Denver’s Esquire Theatre will close in mid-July , The Denver Gazette has learned.
For its last run, it will show “A Quiet Place Day One” and “Fancy Dance” over the next several days, and it appears it will go out with the iconic “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
The nearly 100-year-old Denver cinema staple will be repurposed for “upscale office, restaurant and retail uses,” building owners announced in March.
“We’ve received great support from the Esquire Theatre ownership team. However, as we evaluate this market and our long-term business strategy, we have decided to close the Landmark Esquire Theatre,” President Kevin Holloway earlier said in a news release. “Landmark’s renowned Mayan Theatre, Chez Artiste, and The Landmark at Greenwood Village will remain open and continue to serve the area.”
FILE PHOTO: Landmark’s Esquire Theatre, as seen on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The theatre will close in July and the building owners plan to create space for offices, restaurants and retail.
Building owner Franklin 10 LLC last year submitted plans to Denver’s Permitting and Licensing Center for the conversion of the 9,175-square-foot theater building — just south of the Capitol Hill neighborhood — into spaces for restaurants, offices and retail.
Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission approved the adaptive reuse plans.
John Moore is The Denver Gazette’s senior arts journalist. Email him at john.moore@gazette.com