In 1971 that organization purchased the Atlas property." (from ( visit link) ) When the Pink Pony operation was abandoned in 1963 the building remained vacant until 1966 when a local theater group, the Cheyenne Little Theatre Players, provided an opportunity for the theater to again house an audience. From 1955 to 1961 the building was not used as a theater, and in 1961 the Atlas Building was the location of the Pink Pony night club.
Research into the history of the Strand indicates the theater may have closed by August of 1931, and that in later years it twice reopened and closed. Two months later the theater opened again as the ''Strand'', under the control of the Publix Theatre chain. The Atlas remained open until December 1929. The architect in charge of the work was William Dubois, a prominent citizen in the city and the state. In August 1907 architectural drawings were completed for a remodeling of the Atlas Building to provide several enterprises including a theater.
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The Atlas Building was constructed in 1887 and until 1908 the top two floors were utilized for office space by professional men while the bottom floor was a tea and confectionery shop. "The Atlas Building is a three-story brick structure located on Sixteenth Street, a main thoroughfare in what has historically been the heart of Cheyenne's downtown business district. The Atlas Theatre building is located at 211 W. Though little is known about them, the historic theatre is said to be called home to two active ghosts. In 1971, the theater company purchased the Atlas, and two years later it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Remaining open for only two short years, the building again sat idle until in 1966, when the Cheyenne Little Theatre Players began to use the Atlas for live theater productions. By the mid 1950’s, the building sat abandoned until 1961, when it reopened as the Pink Pony night club. Closed for a couple of months, it was then reopened as the Strand. The next year, the Atlas Theatre opened and continued to operate until 1929.
However, in 1907, architect William Dubois was hired to convert the first floor into a theatre. "Atlas Theatre – Built in 1887, this three story building originally held a confectionary shop on the lower level and the upper floors were utilized as office space.
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