Roxy Theatre
1105 Commerce Avenue,
Longview,
WA
98632
1105 Commerce Avenue,
Longview,
WA
98632
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This item appeared in the September 12, 1925, issue of The Moving Picture World:
I would imagine that the “…customer who fled without paying….” referred to in Katie Mac’s description of this theater was Mr. Swope. There might be a bit more to the story, though, considering this item from MPW of May 1, 1926: Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society has this page about the Roxy, which includes a photo of Commerce Street in the 1920s showing the original Chinese style decoration above the theater entrance. It also cites David L. Junchen’s opus list of organs as saying that a 2/4 Robert Morton theatre organ was installed in the Longview “Peking Theatre” in 1921. I suspect that either Junchen or his source made the mistakes, giving the wrong year and theater name. MPW would not have published those notices four years late.Right now the building is being gutted, but once more progress starts showing I will post some pictures.
This is indeed very good news! I’d like to see some more pictures of this theater.
As of September of 2015 this theater has started to be restored! It will soon become host to movie events, live performances and will be able to be rented for events such as weddings. It will also host church services on Sundays and have a cafe in the front.
http://tdn.com/news/church-group-reviving-the-historic-roxy-theater/article_598af6c0-d974-5db4-9823-ebf8d76aa353.html
It is very exciting to see the work they have started on this historic structure.
I think this is the theater. Street sign says Commerce Street. The photo was taken in January 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/m82b47
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 edition has the Roxy Theatre listed as having a capacity of 350. It is not listed in the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. (only the Columbia Theatre & Longview Theatre are in that edition).
In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the Roxy is again listed (together with the other two theatres in Longview) with a seating capacity given for the Roxy as 600.