Granada Theater
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N 45° 36.087 W 121° 10.918
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Sign about the Granada Theater in The Dalles. It is one of many building history signs in The Dalles.
Waymark Code: WM6X5M
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2009
Views: 3
Marker Name: Granada Theater
Marker Text: This Moorish-style motion picture theater was completed in 1930 for its first proprietor, M.R. Matthew, at a cost of $125,000. The plans were prepared by William Cutts of Portland, who designed approximately sexty theaters from the Universal Film Corporation. Planned at the height of the silent screen era, the theater nonetheless was eqio[[ed with Vitaphone and Movietone sound systems. The facade of the concrete building was detailed to imitate Moorish architecture. Its stucco finish was accented with brick and tile, and its domed towers, arcaded parapet, and horseshoe-arched windows framed by twisted spiral columns were designed to create the exotic atmosphere of the Mediterranean.
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