Orpheum Theatre

161 E. Main Street,
John Day, OR 97845

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Circa 1955 postcard courtesy of Craig Adams.

The Orpheum Theatre was already in operation in April of 1940, when it hosted legislation of the beginning of doe season. It hosted the dedication of the new John Day Post Office the weekend of August 10th, 1961. It was destroyed by fire in the 1960’s.

Today the site of the building houses John Day True Value hardware store.

Contributed by David Zornig

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 3, 2023 at 9:05 pm

Apparently the theatre burned down in the mid `60s during a run of “Bye Bye Birdie”. Based on the photos and current street view, it had been demolished and the hardware store now occupies the site not the building. So status should be changed to Demolished.

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