The Sunshine Building is a historic building in downtown

Downtown Albuquerque

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 Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, located at the intersection of Central Avenue

Central Avenue (Albuquerque)

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 and Second Street. The six-story building was designed by the El Paso

El Paso, Texas

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 firm of Trost & Trost

Trost & Trost

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 and built in 1924, originally housing offices and a 920-seat movie theater

Movie theater

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. It is of reinforced concrete

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 construction, with a facade of yellow brick.

The Sunshine Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1985 and has been designated as a Historic Landmark by the city.

F. D. Fogg and Company, Jewelers, operated a fine jewelry store in the building from 1948 until the 1970s. The store's classic neon sign and pink marble facade were recognized downtown Albuquerque landmarks throughout that period.

The TV Show In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

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films the exterior of this location, as the fictional office of the US Marshal's Witness Protection Service.

Sunshine Theater

The Sunshine Theater, which occupies a significant portion of the building, was Albuquerque's first movie palace

Movie palace

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. The first film shown there was Scaramouche

Scaramouche (1923 film)

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, starring Ramón Novarro

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 and accompanied by a special orchestra for the occasion. The theater stopped showing first-run movies in 1974 and closed completely in the 1980s, but has since been remodeled into a popular live music venue. The Sunshine Theater has hosted a number of notable acts such as The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

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, Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria

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, A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

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, Deftones

Deftones

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, The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada (band)

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, Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

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, Danzig

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, Stryper

Stryper

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, Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian

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, Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir

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 and Deadmau5

Deadmau5

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. The Sunshine Theater's set up is an open floor, a large balcony,and a bar that seats a 21 and older audience, in all they accommodate about 1000 people. The Theater is the most popular venue in the Albuquerque metro area to accommodate smaller but still notable acts with many times over 5 or more shows in one month. The Sunshine Theater's only other competitor is the Launchpad,a live music venue and bar that is about the same set up as the Sunshine Theater but much smaller and is only four blocks from the Sunshine Theater.

External links

• Sunshine Building (City of Albuquerque)
• Sunshine Building (Emporis)