Roxy Theatre

Eatonville, WA

115 Mashell Avenue S

, Eatonville, WA 98328 United States

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360.832.7699

Status:	Open
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Art Deco

Function:	Movies (First Run)
Seats:	400
Chain:	Independent

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Recent exterior view of the old Roxy Theatre, Main Street.

Photo courtesy of Ken Layton

Opened in October 1942, It replaced an earlier 1932 built Roxy Theatre on Main Street (now a furniture store). This fully restored small town single screen theater has been recently updated with a Dolby sound system and facilities that are fully ADA-compliant (i.e. accessible to those with handicaps).

The Roxy vertical neon sign has also been restored to new condition. This particular neon sign is the twin to the unrestored Roxy sign at the Roxy Theater in Morton, Washington.

Contributed by Ken Layton

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It is amazing how many theatres are named ROXY in imitation of the once famous name of the New York City panjandrum of the movie palace: Samual Lionel Rothapfel = "Roxy". His namesake was the famous ROXY THEATRE in NYC, which outlasted him by only 25 years when it was demolished in 1960. The whole story is in that landmark book "The Best Remaining Seats: The Story of the Golden Age of the Movie Palace" by the late Ben M. Hall in 1961. Various editions of it are sometimes available from www.Amazon.com, but only the first edition contains the color plates.

posted by Jim Rankin on May 27, 2004 at 2:38am

This is a 1942 photo of A Roxy theater in Eatonville. Could it be this theater or another Roxy theater?

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 25, 2006 at 5:03am

Looks like a different street. Doesn't appear to match anything on Mashelle Ave, but that street view does look like Main street. I believe that the theater shown in the 1942 photo is now a storefront.

posted by Ken Layton on Oct 25, 2006 at 6:38am

It seems odd that there would be two Roxy movie theaters in one town. Maybe the current Roxy theater on Mashelle Ave replaced the Roxy on Main St. Any idea when this (Mashelle Ave) Roxy theater opened?

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:08am

Here is a 2008 photo of the Roxy.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 12, 2008 at 9:15am

The 1942 photo does show the original Roxy Theatre in Eatonville. That building is now the home of Eatonville Furniture. The current Roxy Theatre construction started in 1941 and opened in October of 1942. When the new Roxy opened the one in the photo was closed as they were owned by the same people. I am one of the current owner / operators of the Roxy Theatre in Eatonville.

posted by ROXY THEATRE on Jun 22, 2009 at 7:17am

I understand the original boxoffice is no longer used and customers must buy tickets from the snack bar.

posted by Ken Layton on Jun 22, 2009 at 8:11am

The original box office is not used. When we did the remodel in 1996, so we could open the theatre after being closed for 15+ years, we put a box office window to where the ticket seller can assist in the snack bar. You still purchase your tickets prior to entering the theatre. We did this to try and keep the overhead / payroll down.

posted by ROXY THEATRE on Jun 23, 2009 at 7:09am

Is the projection booth still manually operated? Or did you get an automation system and electronic houselight dimmer?

Is the platter a Christie or a Strong/Potts?

posted by Ken Layton on Jun 23, 2009 at 8:08am

Yes, the projection booth is still manually operated. We have a Potts 3 tier 52" platter system. We use a 3000 watt bulb with a Simplex XL projector, a Dolby CP45 processor, 3 900 watt QSC amps with JBL speakers behind the screen and 8 EV surround speakers.

posted by ROXY THEATRE on Jun 25, 2009 at 6:19am

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