Washington Center for the Performing Arts

512 Washington Street SE,
Olympia, WA 98501

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JackCoursey
JackCoursey on May 13, 2022 at 12:00 am

Wish that I could have seen this theatre in its original incarnation. The current rendering is a sterile, bland, 80’s style industrial motif. On the plus side, plenty of leg room.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 20, 2022 at 1:03 pm

Reopening as Olympic on April 2nd, 1948 Olympic theatre openingOlympic theatre opening 01 Apr 1948, Thu The Olympian (Olympia, Washington) Newspapers.com

ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 20, 2022 at 5:20 am

Grand opening ad as Liberty from August 30th, 1924, posted.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 9, 2017 at 10:10 am

The September 20, 1924, issue of The Moving Picture World gives the opening date of the Liberty Theatre as August 30. The Moore Amusement Company house featured vaudeville and pictures:

“Governor Hart made a speech of welcome at the Olympia opening, and after the show dancing was enjoyed on the stage by out of town guests. The Liberty will house Ackerman and Harris vaudeville and feature pictures. It is under the direction of Jensen & Von Herberg. H. T. Moore is manager of the Moore Amusement Co.”

KenLayton
KenLayton on July 17, 2016 at 4:29 pm

Andy Crow, well-known Pacific Northwest organist who restored the pipe organ in this theater, passed away a few days ago. The pipe organ has been renamed the “Andy Crow Wurlitzer” in his memory. He will receive a posthumous award later in the year for his many years of playing music for silent movies in this and other theaters.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on July 17, 2016 at 2:48 pm

Functions should include: Movies (silent)

KenLayton
KenLayton on August 6, 2013 at 5:43 pm

The theater is in the middle of a 4 million dollar facelift and remodeling. It will also get a marquee for the first time in it’s life. I will get pictures when the project is done in a few months.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 4, 2008 at 10:44 pm

Here are two November 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5s62qw
http://tinyurl.com/5zud4t

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 25, 2007 at 12:13 am

The exterior is rather plain. I didn’t realize that this was a former theater when I saw it today.

KenLayton
KenLayton on September 6, 2005 at 1:18 pm

They took the old theater down to PART of one wall to classify as a remodel. This was so the City of Olympia (as operators of this building) would not have to meet their own parking regulations!