Winema Theater
125 Main Street,
Scotia,
CA
95565
125 Main Street,
Scotia,
CA
95565
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Opened in 1919, the style of this movie house is unique, having a Tyrolean Swiss chalet style on its exterior and an auditorium with a church like appearence of exposed wooden beams.
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If the theater did have a $200,000 renovation in 2002, the status should be changed to Open.
When I was a child in the middle 1940s Pacific Lumber Company had a Christmas Party for the children who had parents who work for the lumber company. I remember receiving a stuff animal and a jar of candy. Nice looking theater.
Jeff
Thanks TC, the link to the photo you posted on April 11, 2005 is certainly the Winema Theater. I have just seen a vintage c.1920’s photo of it, posted for sale on e-bay.
I believe this was originally and wittily called the Winema Cinema. I happened on an undated press clipping (but probably from the 1920s) that said the Winema Cinema was designed by architect Alfred Henry Jacobs and built entirely of redwood.
According to this site, the Pacific Lumber Company Logging Museum shares the building with the Winema Theater. The address is 125 Main Street.
Here is a 2008 photo.
The Pacific Coast Architecture Database (University of Washington) dates the Winema Cinema to 1919. An article about the theater appeared in the December, 1920, issue of Architectural Record. Additionally, an illustration and floor plan of the house were published in the June, 1925, issue of Architectural Forum.
The Winema’s architect, Alfred Henry Jacobs, also the designed the following theatres in San Francisco:
California (State, demolished)
Granda (Paramount, demolished)
Curran (still in operation)
In the above post, it’s GRANADA, not Granda.
Here is the 1920 Architectural Record article with several photos of the Winema, including a couple of interior shots. The auditorium has an impressive hammerbeam roof, and the interior has elements of both the Gothic and Arts and Crafts styles. It has some nice finishes, and is considerably less rustic than the exterior.
(If the Google Books page doesn’t load immediately, try clicking on the “View All” link and then selecting the link for page 557, then scroll down to see the five photos.)