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Capitol Theatre
212 S. Second Avenue,
Walla Walla,
WA
99362
212 S. Second Avenue,
Walla Walla,
WA
99362
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This brief biography of architect Bjarne H. Moe, from the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, says that he was the architect for a remodeling of the Capitol Theatre in Walla Walla in 1938.
Actually the play about Kennedy did open: one performance.Then they closed and rewrote the show making it about the Washington governor at the time. It opened about a week later.
Here is an ad from the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin circa 1952, along with one for the nearby Liberty Theatre.
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Here is an April 1970 ad from the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin:
http://tinyurl.com/o8mzdb
In 1963, the Capitol was part of Alliance Amusements, a large Chicago chain. Besides the Capitol, Alliance also ran the Liberty, Roxy and Sky-View Drive-In in Walla Walla.
Here is a 1952 ad for the Capitol:
http://tinyurl.com/y63vnx