The history written April 2006 omits the period from 1970 to 1980 when Jim and Marie Hutchens (now Easter) leased the building from Mathews-Moran Amusement Co. The Moyer group did not shut it down (did they ever even lease it?), After that someone had live entertainers like Gordon Lightfoot do concerts there, and we enjoyed going there from Madras. After that someone else operated it as a movie theater once more. I am happy to know that it will be restored, but also know that Mathews-Moran (if they still owned it) made a killing by selling it to The Dalles for $385,000+, when it is in need of so much renovation and the equipment is obsolete; and then the City sold it for $60,000! Taxpayer money lost?
The history written April 2006 omits the period from 1970 to 1980 when Jim and Marie Hutchens (now Easter) leased the building from Mathews-Moran Amusement Co. The Moyer group did not shut it down (did they ever even lease it?), After that someone had live entertainers like Gordon Lightfoot do concerts there, and we enjoyed going there from Madras. After that someone else operated it as a movie theater once more. I am happy to know that it will be restored, but also know that Mathews-Moran (if they still owned it) made a killing by selling it to The Dalles for $385,000+, when it is in need of so much renovation and the equipment is obsolete; and then the City sold it for $60,000! Taxpayer money lost?