Granada 3 Theatre
1311 Adams Avenue,
La Grande,
OR
97850
1311 Adams Avenue,
La Grande,
OR
97850
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Granada Theatre, La Grande (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Star Theatre, Granada Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
541.963.3866
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Opened as the Star Theatre, it was renamed Granada Theatre in 1952. The Granada Theatre is owned by the Grandson’s of the Greulich family. Originally owned by John Greulich, who owned an interest in the Pendleton, OR theatres before the talkies. He sold his intersts in Pendleton and purchased half-interest in the La Grande theatres before the depression. During the depression he was given ownership of the State Theatre (known as the Sherry Theatre at that time).
During WWII, his son was in Europe, and during that time John Greulich died. His son returned and sold the other half-interest from Don Myers to Ted Jones of Western Amusement.
The relationship with Western Amusement and the Greulich family worked out until the son died and the family bought out Western Amusement.
The Granada Theatre was remodeled and it was converted into a triplex. The family also operate the La Grande Drive-In, which is open every summer season, and is one of three that operate in Oregon.
Contributed by
Lost Memory, Charles Greulich
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The Star Theatre opened its doors on September 18, 1917 with Chapters 14 and 15 of “Iron Claw” and an unnamed Lonesome Luke comedy. S.A. Gardinier was the one who constructed the theater itself.
On February 20, 1952, the Star Theatre relaunched as the Granada Theatre after extensive remodeling on February 21, 1952, reopening with a special Major Studio sneak prevue, followed by its first attraction the following day that being Fred MacMurray in “Callaway Went Thataway” (unknown if extras added), featuring installations of a 20ft veneer-plastic screen, 800 Encore Haywood-Wakefield seats with Luxury Loges, with 100 of those seats being rocking chairs covering the first 10 rows. Unfortunately there is no balcony seating.