Joy Theater
711 Bridge Street,
Vernonia,
OR
97064
711 Bridge Street,
Vernonia,
OR
97064
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The Joy Theater was opened prior to 1932. The owners of the Joy Theater put the marquee up for sale on eBay in July 2004.
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Ken McIntyre
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There is a photo of the Joy on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/yfcor5
Old photo from August 4, 1962 here.
The page also mentions about the city: “Vernonia dates from the 1870’s and was named after the daughter of one of its first settlers, Ozias Cherrington of Ohio. Its population in the 1980’s was less than 200.”
And another photo from August 4, 1962 here.
A 2/6 Aeolian organ was apparently used in the Joy at one time.
Here’s the details on the Joy Theatre in Vernonia: http://pstos.org/instruments/or/vernonia/joy.htm
And, here’s some pictures of the console of the theatre’s Aeolian theatre organ (one of only three they ever built, I believe… they mostly built residence and concert hall pipe organs), now in storage in a private residence: http://pstos.org/instruments/wa/kenmore/werries.htm
Hope this helps!
The actual address is 711 Bridge Street. Judging from the exterior this is/was an opulent little venue for such a small, but quaint little town.
Hereis a current photo of the former Joy.