Liberty Theatre
1203 Commercial Street,
Astoria,
OR
97103
1203 Commercial Street,
Astoria,
OR
97103
2 people
favorited this theater
Related Websites
Liberty Theatre, Astoria (Official)
Additional Info
Architects: John Bennes, Herman Herzog
Functions: Live Performances, Performing Arts
Styles: Italian Renaissance
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
503.325.4191
Nearby Theaters
A replacement of an earlier Liberty Theatre. The Liberty Theatre opened on April 4, 1925 with Harold Lloyd in “Hot Water”. It was equipped with a Wurlitzer organ. This theatre underwent a restoration and renovation project in 2000. While the Liberty Theatre was once a movie house, it is now a venue for peforming arts and live entertainment.
Contributed by
Ken Layton
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 12 comments)
The restoration of the Liberty Theater is very near completion. The exterior is still in nead of a paint job and there are other minor addition to come. A couple note worthy items are the installation of a new entry marquee and vertical signage based on historic photos and the restoration of the grand chandelier. The chandelier can be seen at: http://www.gkalighting.com/GKLiberty.html
Check back soon for an exterior photo.
Liberty Theater has a web site at http://www.liberty-theater.org
There was another Liberty Theater in Burns, OR, as seen in this photo from 1941:
View link
Here is a link for the Astoria theater:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2202.html
I was let into the Liberty for a five-minute look by a gracious box office employee last week. The interior is every bit as ornate and fanciful as the facade over the entrance.
I have been told that arrangements are underway to acquire and install a theatre pipe organ.
A few 2011 photos can be seen here and here.
The Liberty Theatre was recently featured on Travel Channels Ghost Adventures show. Zac Bagans and his Ghost Adventurers entered through a lower level door of the theater that took them into the tunnels that run beneath the town.
The Liberty Theatre had a temporary precursor, noted in the March 10, 1923 issue of Moving Picture World:
Opened on April 4, 1925 with Harold Lloyd in “Hot Water” along with Portland resident Heri A. Keates playing the Wurlitzer Organ. This was also a replacement of an earlier Liberty.
Once known as Fox Liberty Theatre while being operated by Fox West Coast Theatres during the early sound era.