Pope Construction Inc of Mills, Wyoming was awarded the contract to build the Retail & Movie Theater at Blackmore Marketplace in Casper, Wyoming. Designed by Amundsen Associates of Casper, the $5.3 million project, owned by Movie Palace Inc of Casper, began construction in March 2009. The 25,000-sq-ft steel framed project consists of ICF and EIFS exterior walls.
The project consists of 10 theaters totaling 1,165 seats with a foam stadium seating riser system. The theater has a very modern design with large concessions. The interior is made up internal exposed structural steel elements, stained concrete, along with vinyl and carpet wall coverings. The entryway is made up of a series of blades on the outside and inside. This project is slated for completion in October 2009.