Tower Theatre
835 NW Wall Street,
Bend,
OR
97709
835 NW Wall Street,
Bend,
OR
97709
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The 1940 Art Moderne style Tower Theatre, which closed as a movie house in 1994, underwent a renovation in 2002 and was reopened in January 2004. Today operating as a performing arts venue, the Tower Theatre is known as ‘Central Oregon’s Center Stage’.
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Ross Melnick
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Correction: I should have said two doors to the RIGHT in Lost Memory’s posts… .
Correct on the Liberty, I will try and get an old 1947 photo
posted, which shows both theaters in their heyday Billy h
A fantastic view from 1947 of the Tower and Liberty Theaters in Bend, Oregon.
1982 Photo
1984 Photo
This is a 2009 photo.
Another 2009 photo is here.
Another 2009 photo of the Tower Theatre.
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You really gotta love theatre managers.On the ad for the sci-fi movie “MAROONED” it states “HAS THE DAZZLING OUTER SPACE EFFECTS OF 2001,BUT WITH A STORY”. WHAT! I hope Nick doesn’t read this. “MAROONED” was a decent flick,but the manager sure did not like 2001. Love these old ads. oh,the second feature was “TIME FOR A KILLING”.
Back in 1975 I worked as a young(ish) architect in Priteca’s office, here in Seattle. Benny Priteca was a specialist in theater architecture, and I saw many of his tracings for elaborate terracotta facing tiles and parapet caps. Years later, now an acoustical consultant, I was part of the design team for the 2004 renovation. Let me know— if you are a ‘local’— just how well the acoustics are working out. And thanks to all who have posted photos.