Rose Theatre
111 E. Canyon Street,
Colfax,
WA
99111
111 E. Canyon Street,
Colfax,
WA
99111
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Previously operated by: Saffle's Theater Service
Functions: Office Space
Previous Names: Roxy Theatre
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Not to be confused with the earlier Rose Theatre in Colfax. This opened in the late-1940’s as the Roxy Theatre. When the original Rose Theatre closed (around 1950?) the Roxy Theatre was renamed Rose Theatre. It was operated by Saffle’s Theatre Service, based in Seattle, WA. It operated into the 1970’s.
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111 EAST CANYON STREET
The Roxy must have been operating by the late 1930s. This line is from the obituary of a one-time employee, Dorothy Schlomer:
(Full obituary at Spokesman-Review web site.) It goes on to say that Dorothy married in December, 1938 and soon moved away from Colfax, so her job at the Roxy must have been no later than 1938, and no later than 1937 and perhaps as early as 1936 if she worked there while in high school. The architectural details of the building are certainly characteristic of the 1930s.Building still standing and converted to Offices.
I’m sure that this item from the July 3, 1935 issue of Film Daily is about the Roxy Theatre:
The Roxy and Rose are both listed in the 1936 Film Daily Yearbook, so the Roxy was probably open by the beginning of that year. The building is very much in the style of Moe’s theater projects from the mid-1930s.