Pollard Theater - Guthrie, OK
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The Snowdog
N 35° 52.625 W 097° 25.585
14S E 642048 N 3971458
The Pollard Theater has entertained Oklahomans since 1919 - in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WM16WWP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2022
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The Pollard Theatre site was initially occupied by a large wooden dry goods store, built shortly after the Land Run of 1889. The current building, of brick and native stone, was constructed in 1901 as the Patterson Furniture Store. It also served as the local funeral parlor since it was a tradition for cabinet makers to make the coffins.
In 1919 George Pollard purchased the building and converted it into a vaudeville theatre known as the Pollard Theatre, featuring live acts and silent movies. With the advent of talkies in 1929, A.R. Powell renovated the theatre for movies only, reducing the stage area, adding one of the earliest sound systems in the state, and renaming it the Melba. When the Melba closed its doors in 1984, the Guthrie Arts & Humanities Council restored the theater to its former use as a live venue, adding a 30-foot proscenium stage, raising the roof for a 14 line, double-purchase fly-rail system, and renaming the venue the Pollard Theater.
Year Theater Opened: 1919
Ticket Price (local currency): 10.00 (listed in local currency)
Matinee Price (local currency): 6.00 (listed in local currency)
Number of Screen(s): 0
Concessions Available: yes
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