Cordova Theatre

That huge marquee sort of hurt the great facade of the original theatre. The great window is blocked. Hope it is removed. Also the original poster windows should be put back.

Berg also designed the interiors of the Holly Theatre, in Medford, Oregon and the Egyptian Theatre, in Coos Bay, Oregon. Both share at least one element and I’m curious if it is found at the Cordova as well. Here is my blog post on the subject.

http://thepreserveoregonblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/carl-r-berg-tile-of-two-theatres.html

Carl R. Berg was my great grandpa, he painted many of these paintings of flowers from my great grandma’s garden. I Have one of them done in 1929. I’d love to see yours. Mr. Shearer was the owner, i believe of the W. B. Shearer owned the theater interior design company he worked for for years. Beverly L. Adams-Gordon

Carl R. Berg was my great grandfather. He was also the interior designer artistic director on the 5th Ave Theatre, the Davenport Hotel, The blue Mouse, Seattle Fredericks and Nelsens, I.Magin and many other establishments. My mother has a mirror that was the proto-type for the mirrors made in the Elizabethian Rooms at the Davenport. Grandpa Berg was a great historian and used historical information to design his interiors, Peking Throne Room was used for many aspects of the 5th Ave. My siblings and I used to sit on next to his wheelchair as he illustrated stories he would tell us about the early days in Colorado Springs. He lived there between the late 1880s to around 1908. He painted sets for the theatre there and personally knew characters like bat masterson and so on. He died at 98, still painting and teaching painting to other nursing home residents despite being blind. He was amazing.

Carl R. Berg, currently listed as the architect of the Cordova Theatre, was a Seattle artist and decorator who worked with the National Theatre Supply Company. He designed the decorations for the Cordova.

The Cordova Theatre was actually designed by the Spokane architectural firm Whitehouse & Price, who also designed the Wilma Theater in Wallace, Idaho. The firm also worked with Seattle architect Robert Reamer on the Fox Theatre in Spokane.

A PDF file (4.9MB) of the NRHP registration form for the Cordova Theatre includes a fairly detailed history and description of the theater, along with floor plans and several photos, including depictions of the original entrance and facade, prior to the 1950 remodeling.

I there anything happening at theatre since it closed?

I went to WSU back in the ‘90’s and this was a great place to see a movie (Along with the nearby Audian). Does anyone have any pictures inside or out of this theatre?