Lee Theatre

N. 3rd Street,
Coulee City, WA 99115

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Previously operated by: Columbia Basin Theaters

Previous Names: Gregg Theatre, Coulee Theatre

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The 300-seat Gregg Theatre was opened on July 26, 1916. It was gutted by fire in early-1947. The Lee Theatre opened on June 3, 1947, operated by Columbia Basin Theaters chain. Like so many small theatres, ran five or six features a week like: "Black Beauty", “Two Smart People" and "The Oregon Trail".

Contributed by MikeRogers

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on November 29, 2010 at 5:25 am

Open in ~1955? Anyone care to verify the dates?

Owned by Columbia Basin Theaters of Ephrata, Washington, John Lee, Owner, He had about 9 theaters in Washington.

Could use an address, more info and photos.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 29, 2010 at 1:57 pm

Bob,I wish those ads came with street addresses,but hardly any do.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 31, 2018 at 11:32 pm

This weblog post has a bit about Coulee City’s Lee Theatre. It was in a rebuilt building formerly called Gregg Hall (apparently a community center of some sort.) The entrance was on Third Street. Another page of the weblog has a note saying that that the Lee opened on June 13, 1947. The opening of the house was also noted in the July 5 issue of Boxoffice:

“COULEE CITY, WASH.— John Lee of Ephrata has put the Lee Theatre into operation here. The house was built out of the ruins of Gregg hall, which was gutted by fire several months ago. Kenneth Knight is managing.”

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on December 7, 2022 at 6:50 pm

J.E. Gregg launched the Gregg Theater on July 26, 1916 with movies.

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