Granada Theater (The Dalles, Oregon)
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The Granada Theater, located on 2nd and Washington streets in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, was built in 1929. The exterior of theater is in the Moorish Revival style.[3]
Granada Theater | |
 The Granada Theater in 2008. | |
  Location in The Dalles, Oregon | |
| Location | 221 E. 2nd Street The Dalles, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°36′06″N 121°10′55″W |
| Built | 1929[1] |
| Built by | M.R. Matthew[1] |
| Architect | William Cutts[1] |
| Architectural style | Moorish Revival[1] |
| Restored | 1996[1] |
| Part of | The Dalles Commercial Historic District[1] (ID86002953) |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 1986[2] |
History
The theater was designed by architect William A. Cutts for the Universal Film Corporation and building owner M.R. Matthew.[4] Initial costs totaled $125,000.[3][4] The building was equipped with Vitaphone and Movietone sound systems.[3] This theater is said to have been the first theater west of the Mississippi to show a "talkie".[5]
The building's corner marquee was added in the 1950s.[4]
In 1986 the building was added to The Dalles Commercial Historic District.[4][6]
The city of The Dalles purchased the theater in September 2010.[5] In March 2017 the building was sold to new owners, who planned to renovate and reopen the building.[7] The theater reopened in November of that year, with its facade repainted as it would have been in 1929.[8]
The theater received funding from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to fund repairs and to keep the building open.[9]
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