Ruby Theater
135 E. Woodin Avenue,
Chelan,
WA
98816
135 E. Woodin Avenue,
Chelan,
WA
98816
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From 1914 a newsprint photo of the Ruby Theater in Chelan.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y3dz28z
Here is a 2008 photo.
This photoplayer is mentioned on the history page of their website, though talked about in past tense as though it is no longer there.
I would imagine it was bought by a collector in the pacific northwest, since a simple glance through, for example, the AMICA directory seems to reveal a larger percentage of photoplayers in Oregon than in the other states in general. [however, the Ruby theatre is in Washington so perhaps this is a bad example].
I guess one of us should simply email the people at the Ruby Theatre and just ask what became of it.
Does anyone know what became of the American Photoplayer organ that was originally in this theatre? It was still in-place to the mid 1970s.
This is a great shot of the Ruby Theater.
This website has three photos of the Ruby Theater. Click each photo to expand it.
Here is an ad on eBay for a July 1960 schedule of films at the Ruby:
http://tinyurl.com/3bywdk
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991
Ruby Theater (added 1991 – Building – #91001495)
135 E. Woodin Ave., Chelan
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater
Nice interior & exterior photos:
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Here is a link for the web site for the Ruby Theatre.
http://www.rubytheatre.com/