| Granada Theater | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Partof: | The Dalles Commercial Historic District[1] |
| Partof Refnum: | 86002953 |
| Map Alt: | Map of location in Oregon. |
| Coordinates: | 45.6016°N -121.182°W |
| Location: | 221 E. 2nd Street The Dalles, Oregon |
| Built: | 1929 |
| Builder: | M.R. Matthew |
| Restored: | 1996 |
| Architect: | William Cutts |
| Architecture: | Moorish Revival |
| Added: | November 4, 1986[2] |
| Nocat: | yes |
The Granada Theater, located on 2nd and Washington streets in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, was built in 1929. The exterior of theater is in the Moorish Revival style.[3]
The theater was designed by architect William A. Cutts for the Universal Film Corporation and building owner M.R. Matthew.[4] Initial costs totaled $125,000. The building was equipped with Vitaphone and Movietone sound systems. This theater is said to have been the first theater west of the Mississippi to show a "talkie".[5]
The building's corner marquee was added in the 1950s.
In 1986 the building was added to The Dalles Commercial Historic District.[6]
The city of The Dalles purchased the theater in September 2010. In March 2017 the building was sold to new owners, who planned to renovate and reopen the building.[7] The theater reopened in November of that year, with its facade repainted as it would have been in 1929.[8]
The theater received funding from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to fund repairs and to keep the building open.[9]