United Artists Theatre
108 S. Main Street,
Pendleton,
OR
97801
108 S. Main Street,
Pendleton,
OR
97801
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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”.
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Ken Roe, Lost Memory
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An icy wintry night time view from 1949 of downtown Pendleton and the United Artists Theatre.
Nice shot Don,love the vertical sign.
The March 7, 1936 issue of Motion Picture Herald had this item about the United Artists:
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.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.”
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.