Potential buyer looks to purchase El Rey Theatre
The historic EL Rey Theatre may be up for sale according to a real estate website.
The theatre located in downtown Chico, has a reported potential buyer who is considering plans of turning the building into a spot for commercial and residential use. The asking price for the theatre is listed at $1.4 million.
The El Rey has been a part of Chico since 1905 and survived a fire in 1946. The theatre is also on Chico’s Historic Resource Inventory list created by California.
The Orion will follow this story as it develops.
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L. Renee Boyd // Sep 10, 2016 at 9:01 am
I hope it will be purchased by someone who loves Chico and it’s landmarks. I also hope it remains a venue to show movies. I would like to continue to have the Shortz! Film Festival event here for years to come.
L. Renee Boyd
Co-Executive Director
Shortz! Film Festival