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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Washington » Olympia » Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Also known as Liberty Theater, Olympic Theater

Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Olympia, WA
512 Washington Street SE
, Olympia, WA 98501 United States
(map)
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Performing Arts
Seats: 983
Chain: Unknown
Architect: George B. Purvis
Firm: Unknown
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On December 31, 1924 the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia, Washington opened as the Liberty Theater. The Liberty Theater was renovated and refurbished in 1948 and was renamed the Olympic Theater movie house in 1949.

In the early 1980's the Olympic Theater was taken down to just a few exterior walls and completely rebuilt as the Washington Center. While the building's facade still retains elements of the 1924 architecture, the interior is contemporary and modern.

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The Washington Center for the Performing Arts (Official)
Contributed by Lost Memory

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They took the old theater down to PART of one wall to classify as a remodel. This was so the City of Olympia (as operators of this building) would not have to meet their own parking regulations!
posted by Ken Layton on Sep 6, 2005 at 5:18am
A Wurlitzer organ Opus 858 Style F SP was installed in the Liberty Theater on 7/7/1924. Status of organ: The organ still exists and is playable.
posted by Lost Memory on Oct 2, 2005 at 3:22pm
The exterior is rather plain. I didn't realize that this was a former theater when I saw it today.
posted by ken mc on Dec 24, 2007 at 4:13pm
Here are two November 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5s62qw
http://tinyurl.com/5zud4t
posted by ken mc on Nov 4, 2008 at 2:44pm
This was the Olympic Theater in 1980.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 8, 2009 at 11:33am
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