Liberty Theatre

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.

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.

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.

There was another Liberty Theater in Burns, OR, as seen in this photo from 1941:

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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.

This theatre opened in 1925 and the architect firm was Bennes and Herzog.The style is listed as Italian Renaissance.The restoration is due to be completed sometime in 2005.