Thanks so much for updating the spelling of the theatre’s name!
Currently there are a barber, hairdresser, and residential tenants renting spaces in the building. The large auditorium space was vacated by the Calvary Church and is for rent.
The auditorium’s sloping floor and theatre seats are gone, but interior murals were repainted and are bright. I’ve been told the current Art Deco mural design dates back to the 1940s.
I’m not sure when or whom, but at some point someone misspelled the theatre’s name. If you search Lantern, it’s historically been called the Vista Theatre—from its opening days until fairly recently. I found a letter from the then owner in an exhibitor’s journal from 1963, and the “theatre” spelling was still in use then. I noticed the Rio Vista Museum spells it “theater” in their written histories, but their accessible historical documents on the place all have the “theatre” spelling. I rent space in the building, and I think it’s a shame to see an accidental name change like this. I am trying to restore its original and correct spelling by reaching out to those, like you, preserving its history.
Thanks so much for updating the spelling of the theatre’s name!
Currently there are a barber, hairdresser, and residential tenants renting spaces in the building. The large auditorium space was vacated by the Calvary Church and is for rent.
The auditorium’s sloping floor and theatre seats are gone, but interior murals were repainted and are bright. I’ve been told the current Art Deco mural design dates back to the 1940s.
I’m not sure when or whom, but at some point someone misspelled the theatre’s name. If you search Lantern, it’s historically been called the Vista Theatre—from its opening days until fairly recently. I found a letter from the then owner in an exhibitor’s journal from 1963, and the “theatre” spelling was still in use then. I noticed the Rio Vista Museum spells it “theater” in their written histories, but their accessible historical documents on the place all have the “theatre” spelling. I rent space in the building, and I think it’s a shame to see an accidental name change like this. I am trying to restore its original and correct spelling by reaching out to those, like you, preserving its history.