KiMo Theatre

The ghost of the KiMo Theatre is Bobby Darnall, a six-year-old boy killed in 1951 when the theater's boiler exploded under the stairs during an Abbott and Costello film; he is said to have fled the balcony after a loud siren in the film frightened him. Performers say his spirit is most often seen near the stage, that he interferes with the electrical system and drops items to distract them, and that exploding lightbulbs and forgotten lines plague those who disrespect him; backstage, performers leave toys, notes and candy at a small shrine by his photograph and say things go wrong if they don't. Bobby's siblings have said they felt exploited by the story. The KiMo, a Pueblo Deco movie palace on Central Avenue, opened in 1927 and is now a city-owned performing arts theater.