United Artists Theatre

108 S. Main Street,
Pendleton, OR 97801

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Architects: Harry A. Herzog

Functions: Church

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Mid `50's post card.

The United Artists Theatre operated by J.J. Parker was opened with 600-seats on February 7, 1936 with Claudette Colbert in “The Bride Comes Home” & Richard Arlen in “Let ‘em Have It”. It was closed on November 5, 1981 with Dudley Moore in “Arthur”.

Contributed by Ken Roe, Lost Memory

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Don Lewis
Don Lewis on August 15, 2009 at 10:19 pm

An icy wintry night time view from 1949 of downtown Pendleton and the United Artists Theatre.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on May 31, 2010 at 11:42 am

Nice shot Don,love the vertical sign.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 4, 2024 at 9:25 pm

The March 7, 1936 issue of Motion Picture Herald had this item about the United Artists:

:“J. J. Parker’s new United Artists theatre in Pendleton, Ore., has been opened following remodeling. The house has a seating capacity of 600. Victor M. Keady, for the past six years assistant manager at the Broadway in Portland, and prior to that for a number of years with Loew’s State in Los Angeles, has been named manager.”
The reference to remodeling made me wonder if the house had operated earlier under a different name, but if it did I’ve been unable to track it down. Through the early 1930s the only theaters active in Pendleton were the Alta and the Rivoli, both of which are accounted for. Earlier houses called the Arcade and the Rialto closed before 1929. As the earliest photos of the United Artists show a façade indicating construction no later than the 1920s, the building certainly had an earlier life, but perhaps only as a retail store or some other non-theatrical use.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on April 6, 2025 at 5:31 am

Launched Feb. 7, 1936 with “The Bride Comes Home” and “Let ‘em Have It.“ Harry A. Herzog was the architect of the streamline moderne venue. The theatre was on the rocks closing at the end of lease on November 5, 1981 with “Arthur.”

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on April 6, 2025 at 7:26 am

Its print of “Arthur” was then moved to the then-new Pendleton Cinema after the UA Theatre’s closure. Definitely a great way to end a theater’s run with a good old Christopher Cross tune on their speakers.

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