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jtrabue
jtrabue commented about Bob White Theatre on Sep 22, 2010 at 9:41 pm

@DrBagelBuns:

I’m sorry, but Dale Haskin has been dead for more than a year. If the city records don’t reflect that, it’s probably just because the property is still in probate or something. People I’ve talked to told me that his daughter inherited it and has been trying to sell for quite a while — at least since March 2010.

The building is a great property, but apparently it needs a lot of work, including a new roof. As Alan Patterson said, the organ is supposedly not in good shape.

—JT

jtrabue
jtrabue commented about Bob White Theatre on Mar 16, 2010 at 4:54 pm

Haskin has indeed passed away. He never finished restoring or installing the organ. The organ is still in the building (3-16-2010). Apparently someone is trying to raise money to create a foundation to save and restore the building.

I got this information from Tom D'Antoni, a music journalist in Portland, about it. He did a video on Organs in Portland that you can view on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trkMAr9DIeU) and who runs Oregon Music News (http://oregonmusicnews.com/). Apparently he spoke on the phone to the current owner, Haskin’s daughter.

I would watch his web page for future updates — he says he’s going to write a story about it.

—JT