Fox Theatre
119 S. Tower Avenue,
Centralia,
WA
98531
119 S. Tower Avenue,
Centralia,
WA
98531
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This single screen theater opened on September 5, 1930, with Buster Keaton in “Doughboys”. The Fox Theatre was designed by architect Frank Wynkoop, working out of the office of Robert C. Reamer, with B. Marcus Priteca acting as consultant. It originally had 1,200 seats on three levels and was operated successfully for decades, until it was closed in 1998 (as a triple screen theatre) by its operator, Act III Theatres.
The Fox Theatre was sold to the non-profit group Opera Pacfica in 2004, which began the process of restoring the theater. It was occasionally used for movie screenings. It was bought back by the city of Centralia in 2007, and restoration work continues. Film performances began in early-2009.
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Ross Melnick
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The official website for the theater is now:
http://www.centraliafoxtheatre.com/
Opera Pacific no longer has anything to do with this theater.
Come and visit us on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Centralia-Fox-Theatre/193551670702492
Our wonderful Fox Theatre is an important part of the history of our town Centralia, WA. Our own native son, Scott White is now the man in charge of the restoration and activites of the theater. Our goal is to revitalize the Fox as a performing arts center, a multiple use event center.
We love Cinema Treasures, so much wonderful information about the theaters that all made us love movies. The information you have accumulated here is truly amazing….kudos CT!!!!!!
2010 photos can be seen here, here, here, here, and here. The owner of the theater has told me that this marquee is now gone.
On Friday December 7, 2012 at 5:30 pm the brand new marquee will be revealed and lit up.
That’s great! I look forward to photographing it!
There is a picture of the new marquee still on the back of a flatbed truck on the theater’s Facebook page now. It looks great!
Ken, do you work for the Fox?
I’ve worked at the Fox in the past.
Pictures of the new marquee (both lighted and unlighted) are on the theater’s facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CentraliaFox