Granada Theater (The Dalles, Oregon)

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
Photograph of the Granada Theater.
The Granada Theater in 2008.
Map of location in Oregon.
Map of location in Oregon.
Location in The Dalles, Oregon
Location221 E. 2nd Street
The Dalles, Oregon
Coordinates45°36′06″N 121°10′55″W
Built1929[1]
Built byM.R. Matthew[1]
ArchitectWilliam Cutts[1]
Architectural styleMoorish Revival[1]
Restored1996[1]
Part ofThe Dalles Commercial Historic District[1] (ID86002953)
Added to NRHPNovember 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]

References
  1. Dodds, Linda; Schneider, Ted; Donovan, Sally (August 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Dalles Commercial Historic District (1997 Update) (PDF), retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. "Granada Theater". Waymarking.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. "PCAD - Granada Theatre, The Dalles, OR". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. Doussard, Robin (September 2010). "The Dalles buys historic theater -". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. "Historic theater in The Dalles gets new future". Oregon Business. September 2007. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. Burkhardt, Jesse (March 30, 2017). "The Dalles sells Granada Theater". The Dalles Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. Burkhardt, Jesse (September 20, 2017). "Granada Theater in The Dalles reopening with festivities". Columbia Gorge News. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  9. Tonthat, Steven (July 1, 2020). "Oregon's Historic Theaters Get Financial Boost For Preservation". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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