7th Street Theatre
313 7th Street,
Hoquiam,
WA
98550
313 7th Street,
Hoquiam,
WA
98550
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Yes the ceiling and carpeting is beautiful. The roof design and wall designs on the exterior of this theatre is handsome too.
Very,very,nice.
I see that the theater finally got new carpet after 40 years. It will be nice to not have the duct tape holding down the seams. I do hope the theater saved the little bit of original carpet from the balcony for archival perposes. But all in all it now looks way batter.
The photo’s look great! Hooray for the 7th st. it has been a long road to get this far.
Now officially restored with a new ceiling and twinkling lights. Great newspaper story dated January 24, 2009:
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The photo’s of the work on the auditorium look great! I can not stress how pleased I am that this is getting done. Hoquiam and Wa. State are getting a very rare gem. The 7th st will be around for another 80 years to entertain and captivate all who enter with her beauty.
It’s also nice to see a new sidewalk being installed along the whole block.
Glad to see that the cieling is getting restores. This has been the most visible problem area for the theatre. When finished the theatre should look GREAT!
Repost of blog page: http://www.7thstreettheatre.com/blog/
Auditorium ceiling restoration project is underway! Information can be found on the theatre’s news & blog page: http://www.7thstreettheatre.com/blog/, and pictures posted on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7thstreettheatre/
Musicalman, what are you ranting about! This organ should absolutly be restored and re-installed in the theater. The 7th street should present both up to date entertainment but also should embrace the past. I personaly know that a working pipe organ can be a big draw for an historic theater. This instrament can be played before any film as well as for concerts and along with any type of live entertainment that is planned. Also Silent films have a very large audience. This may not seem very apearent but it can be built. There are theaters all over the US and the world that are doing silent film screenings to great success. So my opinion is RESTORE AND INSTALL the organ. It will only be a huge benefit for the theater.
i just read up about the HIDEOUS organ…
MICKEY! You and the board CAN NOT allow that organ to be put back into the theatre. It needs to be put into a museum or something, HECK!, make a 7th street museum! spending $12,000 on something that will never be used is RIDICULOUS! The only thing that organ is good for, is being in the way and a HUGE eyesore! I’ve heard all the mumbo jumbo about how it will be used for silent movies, movies that NOBODY will go to. Barely anybody comes to the things that are playing nowadays anyway. This theatre and it’s board need to enter the 21st century and start bringing some entertainment that the WHOLE community will love, not just board…
The 450 people who attended the movie Some Like it Hot this weekend had the privilege of seeing a digital slide show recapping all of the 7th Street Theatre’s accomplishments in 2008 including the restored marquee, rediscovered original murals, the 997 restored seats, rigging project, photos of events and volunteers, and included a photo of our new digital projector, which we are very proud of. It was a fantastic weekend. This was our first film after being closed for four months for renovation, and everyone who attended walked out smiling. Regarding the type of media, I’ve never seen any other theatres list that in their advertising, and no one asked. However, we are very excited that we will be able to present many more classic films to our patrons, since many are not available on 35MM.
I wonder if “Some Like It Hot” is a film or video presentation? Their advertising does not state this.
The restored seats in the photo’s on the theaters web page look great!
The last I heard it was not determined yet how the removal would effect the movie sound. The murals are significant, and I’m sure that if a major problem develops a solution can be achieved that will allow the murals to stay uncovered. Sound dampening technology has come a long way since those padded wall hanging were added. I personally know of a sound fabric that can be put up like wallpaper and it comes in a variety of colors. So maybe some can be added to the wall space above the murals in the “Sky” area and ordered in a blue that is going to match the restored ceiling color thereby dampening the sound bounce but being almost invisible to the viewer. There are always solutions.
So with no sound control fabric there anymore, how much of an echo is there to garble movie dialog?
The theater staff recently pulled down the old sound baffle fabric on the back wall of the auditorium and uncovered some very nice original murals that have been covered probably since the addition of sound to movies. They can be viewed on the theaters official web site.
The 7th st has had it’s marquee restored and reinstalled. It looks very nice.
Musicalman: I’m on the board of the 7th Street Theatre Association, the nonprofit organization who owns and manages the 7th Street. I would very much enjoy meeting you sometime and discussing your thoughts. I love that many of the children from are community are literally raised in the 7th Street and continue to value it as they get older. These people are the leaders who will manage it in the future. There is no time like the present to get involved, and I encourage you to contact me via our website or email me directly at mickeytAcademy Theaterthstreettheatre.com I appreciate your input regarding the placement of the sound/lighting booth. You hit the nail on the head regarding its placement. Regarding the sound system installation, I would love to get your input and discuss that with you also. The theatre has more to offer all users of the theatre with an in-house sound system, and I am very pleased with its quality. Users such as the 7th Street Kids, Miss Grays Harbor, and many other performers have been extremely pleased with it, also, along with the fact that they don’t need to haul in their own equipment. It is difficult to get the true picture without knowing all of the facts, and I encourage you to talk to me or one of the other board members.
I am a student at Hoquiam HIgh School and have been involved with the 7th street theatrea (including 7th street kids) for many years. I TOTALLY agree with everyone about the huge speakers. they are so worried about remodeling the place, yet they spend so much money on an unneeded sound system.I have to say that im not to fond of many of the people in charge, and that we need to get new people who actually know what they are doing on the board. I may only be a highscooler, BUT i do know ALOT about theatre and how things should be run. As for the lighting and sound booth… i see why they put it where they did. THe boothe up top is a projection booth. Not a lighting/sound booth. There didnt used to be a sound system, and the lighting used to be done backstage. The windows in the booth up top are one way mirrors and reflect very bad and you’re in a confined are, MEANING that if the lighting board was up there, the lighting designer could not see and if the sound board was up there, the sound designer would not be able to hear. As for that, that is just a fact that we will have to deal with. I do think once everything gets done that needs to be done, they need to extend the stage back to allow for more space backstage to do ACTUAL “Broadway Style” shows. We need more musical theatre shows in there besides 7th street kids because that is what attracts the HUGE Audiences. As of now, they plan on replacing the stage rigging after the 7th street kids show this summer (Seussical) since it hasn’t been replaced since the theatres opening and needs it badly. I KNOW! I hope to one day be like a John Yonich to the D&R theatre and come back and buy the theatre and restore its to it’s ORIGINAL beauty!
The 7th Street has its original Wurlitzer organ back after many decades! The organ is in the theatre but won’t be completely installed until other restoration work on the theatre can be completed.
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Was in the 7th st. on 10/30 for the “In the Mood” 1940’s big Band show and what a treat! There was a very large audience, almost capacity, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It was nice to see an historic theatre with a house full of people!
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