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 Harbor Theatre

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.

Opening Night at Tower 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.

Super 99 Drive-In Theater

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.

Rhododendron Drive-In Theater Research

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 Story of Small-town Rodeo Meets National Fame

How the Annual Pendleton Round-Up became the subject of an American Lifeograph documentary. 

The Oregon Daily Journal, Sept. 22, 1915 p.19.  Historic Oregon Newspapers
The Oregon Daily Journal, Sept. 22, 1915 p.19.