One of the things that I find to be really interesting about my theater upon doing further research on it is the fact that in the 1930s and the 1940s, the Egyptian Theatre in Coos Bay did something that was known as Bank Nights in order to stain business during the post war era and the Great Depression. These events were often done of trying to keep theaters, alive via offering, cash, lottery or grocery lottery in exchange for buying a ticket at theater. However, something that I have been having a really hard time with within my research is the fact that I haven’t been able to find any initial primary sources outside of the stated on the company website The Egyptian Theatre.
Another thing that I find to be rather fascinating is the fact that Theatre was actually on the brink of being completely shut down due to the aging property being in need of renovations for the sake of public safety. This took place in about 2006 however, it reopened shortly thereafter only to close again in 2011 with the needs of renovating the space in order for it to be hospitable for business. The Egyptian then reopened in 2014 and has remained open since. With reopening and it’s consistent business ever since the beginning in 1925, the Egyptian Theatre is now regarded as one of the last Egyptian style in the United States and it holds one of the last theater organs in the world. This ultimately show significance of in the grand scheme of the history of movie theaters.
