POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Residents driving past the Pocatello Reel Theatre may have not noticed it was there, it was a simple white building with a piece of artwork on one side. Now, local artist Nick Hottmann is transforming the Pocatello hotspot into a piece of art with giant murals covering the sides of the building.
Hottmann said Sandra, owner of The Reel Theatre, was interested in getting the business painted by a local artist. The residents know the theatre to have a small, well-loved mural on one side of the building. The original mural was done by teenage employees of the theatre, featuring a film reel, popcorn bucket and candy.
When Hottmann set out to re-vamp the outside of the building, he and Sandra agreed to protect the integrity of the original mural, adding plenty of nods to the historic piece.
“I love the reel theatre,” Hottmann said. “I grew up in Michigan and we had a local theater like this where it was originally one and split into two. I just get a lot of good hometown vibes from this place.”…