Winema Theater
125 Main Street,
Scotia,
CA
95565
125 Main Street,
Scotia,
CA
95565
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My site had it listed as “Redwood Theatre” because this is what the postcard reverse says. I changed it now, knowing the name from reading this CT entry. Maybe it was not even meant as a name on the postcard, but rather as a description: made from redwood.
Well, here we are in 2014… The Winema has been in community, non-commercial use for the last 10 years. Ownership is being transferred (no cost) to a new public agency, Scotia Community Service District. (My job), and we are looking at an expanded use. Its in GREAT shape…and a re-model in the early 60’s removed front row seating and replaced it with a dance floor..love to answer questions..
Here is the 1920 Architectural Record article with several photos of the Winema, including a couple of interior shots. The auditorium has an impressive hammerbeam roof, and the interior has elements of both the Gothic and Arts and Crafts styles. It has some nice finishes, and is considerably less rustic than the exterior.
(If the Google Books page doesn’t load immediately, try clicking on the “View All” link and then selecting the link for page 557, then scroll down to see the five photos.)
In the above post, it’s GRANADA, not Granda.
The Winema’s architect, Alfred Henry Jacobs, also the designed the following theatres in San Francisco:
California (State, demolished)
Granda (Paramount, demolished)
Curran (still in operation)
The Pacific Coast Architecture Database (University of Washington) dates the Winema Cinema to 1919. An article about the theater appeared in the December, 1920, issue of Architectural Record. Additionally, an illustration and floor plan of the house were published in the June, 1925, issue of Architectural Forum.
Thanks TC, the link to the photo you posted on April 11, 2005 is certainly the Winema Theater. I have just seen a vintage c.1920’s photo of it, posted for sale on e-bay.
When I was a child in the middle 1940s Pacific Lumber Company had a Christmas Party for the children who had parents who work for the lumber company. I remember receiving a stuff animal and a jar of candy. Nice looking theater.
Jeff
If the theater did have a $200,000 renovation in 2002, the status should be changed to Open.
Sorry Ken, corrected link:
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The listing has this as “Redwood Theatre at Scotia, Calif”
Ken:
This might be your theater:
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