Palace Theatre

200 N. Water Street,
Silverton, OR 97381

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Palace Theatre

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The Palace Theatre opened in 1935 with 500 seats and is still a first-run, single-screen movie theater.

The Palace closed briefly in July/August 2002 to fix its deteriorating roof and ceiling which began endangering the safety of theater patrons. New carpeting and new seats are also in the works.

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on November 18, 2004 at 12:15 am

Does anyone have any idea if there is a new website for the Palace, this link above no longer works.

KenRoe
KenRoe on January 13, 2006 at 11:34 pm

Some details on the Palace Theatre here:
http://www.palace-silverton.com/

And some more details about the Robert Morton organ here:
View link

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on April 24, 2008 at 2:33 pm

This is a charming, small town theater but sadly the signs of aging are clearly visible due to shabby and peeling paint under the multi-bulb marquee.
The center aisle seating has been recently replaced while the stylish but older ones on house ‘left and right’ need help.
I wish they could afford a set of better looking traveler curtains because the present set look like a huge white bed sheet stretched tightly across the screen, offering no fullness.
I also noticed, interestingly, there were two organ consoles sitting under covers in the auditorium; one electronic while the other was made for traditional pipes. How wonderful if the latter could be fully installed and used for silent films, concerts and during intermission. This would certainly pull in larger audiences.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 30, 2008 at 9:26 am

This is a photo of the Palace Theater.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 20, 2008 at 7:38 am

Story in the LA Times today about Stu Rasmussen, manager of the Palace and new mayor of Silverton. He is now a woman, the first transgender mayor in the US. He notes in the article that the theater is losing money.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 18, 2009 at 11:10 pm

Here is a photo of Stu Rasmussen taken last November:
http://tinyurl.com/p5ad86

JHJHJH
JHJHJH on April 11, 2012 at 10:21 am

Fire damages Silverton’s Palace Theater

http://www.kptv.com/story/17383897/fire-reported-at-silvertons-palace-theater

theatreo
theatreo on September 8, 2012 at 3:03 pm

The Palace re-opens with a GRAND opening celebation September 14. In addition to burning the lobby, the smoke ravaged the entire building, This required removal of all seats, drapes, wall coverings, wood, carpeting etc. New digital & 3D equipment also damaged. Using local craftsmen and A.C.E. (American Cinema Equipment) as supplier, the restoration has gone from bare concrete walls and floors, only roof supports and no lobby to a fully-restored and re-created movie theatre 76 years of age. Digital HD projection and digital sound and a new 40-foot screen guarantee fully contemporary presentations. Silverton simply would not let the Palace die! —– Roger Paulson, co-owner Palace Theatre Inc.

Mikeyisirish
Mikeyisirish on December 14, 2012 at 8:05 am

Hey Theatreo – do you guys ever intend to put some kind of neon sign on your marquee?

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