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Opera house · Leadville, Colorado, United States
Tabor Opera HouseSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1879
- Declared purpose
- Opera house
- Today
- Survives, theatre
- Build time
- About 100 days
- Region
- United States
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A brick and stone opera house said to have been built in about 100 days in a mining camp.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A three-storey brick and stone opera house in a high mining town, said to have been built in about 100 days.
Why researchers flag it
A brick and stone opera house said to have been built in about 100 days in a mining camp.
100 days
The record gives about 100 days.
A mining-camp opera
Grand opera at over 10,000 feet.
Questions worth asking
- How do you build brick and stone this fast at 10,000 feet?
Possible original uses
- Opera house
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
