Granada Theatre
The Granada Theatre is located in downtown La Grande, specifically at 1311 Adams Avenue, which is the main street in the historic center of the city.
The Granada Theatre is located in downtown La Grande, specifically at 1311 Adams Avenue, which is the main street in the historic center of the city.
The Eugene Drive-In, located on 2860 Willamette St. Eugene, OR, opened in 1948 and pictured an array of popular films for the whole family to enjoy.
The Harbor Theatre opened in 1938 as the Florence Theatre. The theatre was located at 1377 Bay St, Florence, Oregon, and the building remains there today. An internal fire in 1957 prompted a renovation and reopening as The Harbor Theatre.
The Tower Theatre opened on March 6, 1940, which was a Wednesday. Managers Ken Hodkinson and Frank Blount focused on showing movies during Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays at first. Even though opening night was not on this schedule, it was still very successful with the showing of Four Wives. The film was made by Warner Bros, where there were ties with these big companies because Ken Hodkinson was the son of W.W. Hodkinson, one of the founders of Paramount Pictures.
From the research I have done so far for the Oregon Theater Project, I have noticed a pattern with Drive-ins in the state of Oregon, it seems that it was the most successful for rural/suburban neighborhoods and towns outside of the bigger cities like Portland. The Super 99 Drive-In located outside Portland in Milwaukie was one of the more well known drive-in theaters for the mid century, like most drive-ins, it could house many cars (692 to be exact) which allowed more people meaning more ticket sales. Drive-ins faced a lot of environmental impacts.
I am currently doing research on the Rhododendron Drive-In Theater which operated in Florence from April 30, 1953 until some time at the end of 1979.
The historic Times Theatre in Seaside Oregon went through an array of owners and operators during its two stints in business.