Longview Theatre
1433 Commerce Avenue,
Longview,
WA
98632
1433 Commerce Avenue,
Longview,
WA
98632
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Reopened on November 26th, 1970. Grand opening ad posted.
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The new marquee was installed in August 2014, with different colors and neon dressing that compliments the art-deco colors chosen for the facade. The red neon LONGVIEW blinks on and off, and LCD twinkling border lights have replaced the original incandescent bulbs.
So how did the fundraiser go?
We are Restoring the Marquee and store front to it’s Original 1941 design and we have $15,157 We need $25,000 by Jan. 2nd or we don’t get any of the money that was pledged. Please get your tax deductable donation in before midnight and let’s kick this thing up to $25,000 to ring in the new year!! You guys are all so amazing for any help you can give. No amount is too small! Just go to this link. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/944868548/historic-theater-front-and-marquee
That would be so cool Mikey! We would appreciate that so much! Your Photography is awesome! Thank you so much for the generous offer!!
Hey Bethany, I know it doesn’t help right now, but as soon as you get the new marquee up and running, I’d love to photograph your theater and donate the photos to you guys, if it would help in future fundraising. You can check out the kind of photography I do here. As a matter of fact, I called Tin Cusic, I think his name was, and talked to him about that. I’d love to see your theater restored to it’s original glory.
I just added a couple of pictures I took of the front of theater in 1999.
We plan to restore the neon also!
Hey Everyone, I am the Artistic Director of the theatre. Please check out our Theater Restoration Project in Longview, WA. We need your help to restore the marquee and store front to it’s original 1941 desgin!!! We only have 23 days left! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/944868548/historic-theater-front-and-marquee
Anyone know if the neon has been or will be restored?
Yes, it looks like it is now a live theater:
http://www.stageworksnorthwest.org/Your%20Visit.html
The building is back in use, but I’m not sure what state it’s in: http://www.stageworksnorthwest.org/
A drawing of the Longview Theatre was published in Boxoffice, June 21, 1941. The architect was James W. DeYoung. DeYoung, of Portland, also designed at least three theaters in Oregon in the 1940s, at Tigard, Gresham, and Springfield.
My image of the LONGVIEW
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/357453901
2003 picture of the LONGVIEW @ www.vanishingmovietheaters.net
This building has recently been purchased and is now an indoor skate park. The last owners gutted all the seats and theater equipment and sold it with the stipulation it cannot be a theater for 20 years. But the kids are loving it as a skate park.