What was the seating capacity? I estimated it at 325. Couldn’t figure out why the large area on the opposite side of the cinema was never converted to a second screen. The concession area was already located between the two rooms so it seemed like a natural fit.
Although I never had the chance to visit this structure in it’s previous incarnation as a cinema, the current interior doesn’t have any characteristic to suggest it was ever such.
This is one of my favourite circa 1970s cinemas. This model, which was also part the GCC line up during this period, were the last of the multiplex breed to feature large screens and an element of style in the overall design. Glad that the furniture store has keep most of the cinema interior and just about all of the exterior relatively intact. This is a museum piece!
Marcus Theatres was schedule to build a multiplex at the mall as part of its 2020 redevelopment plan, but with the onset of COVID, the addition never came to pass. The site was to include the largest indoor screen in the state.
The theatre is again going through dramatic changes in the interior and restoration on the exterior. It is scheduled to reopen the summer of 2022 as the McFiler’s Chehalis Theater, an event centre.
Another city directory list the address as 618 E. Fairhaven Avenue, a structure currently being used as a church but with a greater resemblance to a theatre.
University Place sole cinema is no more! Demolition of the former AMC/Galaxy multiplex began in March 2022 with the site designated to become yet another apartment complex in an area already saturated with rentals. The structure was a staple of AMC during the 1980s as it began its migration from mini cinema complexes to venues with large screens and state of the art projection and sound.
The status should be changed to “Restoring” as that a massive restoration of the Jewel is in it’s final stages with hopes of completion by May of 2022. Even in its current state of development, the interior commands awe, from the glistening marble floor to the detailed ornamentations, the theatre is a sensory experience.
Either the street address listed is wrong or the theatre has been demolished. There is no longer a 336 Main St, with the 338 being the Times building (visible in the photo) directly joined to 332 Main (currently the Old Town Marketplace). Was in the neighborhood this evening and the only building on Main that could past as a theatre is the Longmont Performing Arts Centre.
Need to update the status from Closed to Restoring. Work began in 2021 but has been delayed due to COVID and some resistance from the community regarding an application for a liquor and cabaret license. The theatre will be renamed “The Yates” and will serve as a music venue with some of the senior staff formally of the Bluebird Theatre managing the facility.
The address might be 112 rather than 110 Central Way based on comparisons of the archive photo with the actual location. The building which was formally the theatre is now a spa.
What was the seating capacity? I estimated it at 325. Couldn’t figure out why the large area on the opposite side of the cinema was never converted to a second screen. The concession area was already located between the two rooms so it seemed like a natural fit.
Although I never had the chance to visit this structure in it’s previous incarnation as a cinema, the current interior doesn’t have any characteristic to suggest it was ever such.
It appears that the Granada is now a residential rather than commercial property. Most of the original exterior looks to have been preserved.
This is one of my favourite circa 1970s cinemas. This model, which was also part the GCC line up during this period, were the last of the multiplex breed to feature large screens and an element of style in the overall design. Glad that the furniture store has keep most of the cinema interior and just about all of the exterior relatively intact. This is a museum piece!
The Kelso opened under the banner of the Vogue and later named the Kelso.
The is a Empire Theatre listed in the 1916 Polk City Directory. Were there two Empires or was the one opened prior to 1940?
The Rose was located at the corner of Garfield St and Cherry and has been demolished.
This might have been where the Empire would later be located.
This might be the same theatre as the Rose.
AKA Roxy, Victory per city directory
Marcus Theatres was schedule to build a multiplex at the mall as part of its 2020 redevelopment plan, but with the onset of COVID, the addition never came to pass. The site was to include the largest indoor screen in the state.
The theatre is again going through dramatic changes in the interior and restoration on the exterior. It is scheduled to reopen the summer of 2022 as the McFiler’s Chehalis Theater, an event centre.
Another city directory list the address as 618 E. Fairhaven Avenue, a structure currently being used as a church but with a greater resemblance to a theatre.
According to the city directory the Lido was at one time named the Lyric
This theatre was also known as the Paramount in 1946
The city directories for 1965 list the address as 1108 Main St
The Dresden was also known as the Sequim
The 1955 city directory list the address as 102 W Washington Ave. It appears that it has been demolished.
There is a Marquis Theatre listed at 2009 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205. Could the possibly be the former Grand?
University Place sole cinema is no more! Demolition of the former AMC/Galaxy multiplex began in March 2022 with the site designated to become yet another apartment complex in an area already saturated with rentals. The structure was a staple of AMC during the 1980s as it began its migration from mini cinema complexes to venues with large screens and state of the art projection and sound.
The status should be changed to “Restoring” as that a massive restoration of the Jewel is in it’s final stages with hopes of completion by May of 2022. Even in its current state of development, the interior commands awe, from the glistening marble floor to the detailed ornamentations, the theatre is a sensory experience.
Either the street address listed is wrong or the theatre has been demolished. There is no longer a 336 Main St, with the 338 being the Times building (visible in the photo) directly joined to 332 Main (currently the Old Town Marketplace). Was in the neighborhood this evening and the only building on Main that could past as a theatre is the Longmont Performing Arts Centre.
Need to update the status from Closed to Restoring. Work began in 2021 but has been delayed due to COVID and some resistance from the community regarding an application for a liquor and cabaret license. The theatre will be renamed “The Yates” and will serve as a music venue with some of the senior staff formally of the Bluebird Theatre managing the facility.
The address might be 112 rather than 110 Central Way based on comparisons of the archive photo with the actual location. The building which was formally the theatre is now a spa.
It would be great to have some photos of the interior before it was gutted. Did the Colony have a balcony?