Washington Center for the Performing Arts

512 Washington Street SE,
Olympia, WA 98501

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KenLayton
KenLayton on July 17, 2016 at 8:29 am

Andy Crow, well-known Pacific Northwest organist who restored the pipe organ in this theater, passed away a few days ago. The pipe organ has been renamed the “Andy Crow Wurlitzer” in his memory. He will receive a posthumous award later in the year for his many years of playing music for silent movies in this and other theaters.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on July 17, 2016 at 6:48 am

Functions should include: Movies (silent)

KenLayton
KenLayton on August 6, 2013 at 9:43 am

The theater is in the middle of a 4 million dollar facelift and remodeling. It will also get a marquee for the first time in it’s life. I will get pictures when the project is done in a few months.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 4, 2008 at 2:44 pm

Here are two November 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5s62qw
http://tinyurl.com/5zud4t

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 24, 2007 at 4:13 pm

The exterior is rather plain. I didn’t realize that this was a former theater when I saw it today.

KenLayton
KenLayton on September 6, 2005 at 5:18 am

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!