Odeon Theater (Tucumcari, New Mexico)


The Odeon Theater in Tucumcari, New Mexico is a distinctive Art Deco landmark. Located on South 2nd Street a few blocks from the town's railroad depot, it was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
It is a two-story building with stucco-faced clay tile walls on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof with a stepped parapet, with a fluted vertical column rising above. Its Art Deco elements include its use of glass blocks, of decorative geometrical molding, and of Art Deco style lettering of its neon sign.