This was found inside of what we think is a speaker box above the exit sign in exit doorway. Pretty cool discovery!

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Here's a picture of the original blower that circulated the heat through the theatre in its early days. It was reported in the local newspaper that air completely circulated every three minutes.

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Here are some great photos we received from Ross Munro, who worked in the theatre in the early 1980s. The photos were taken in 1980, and he is in one of the pictures. He started out at the D&R, and then came to the 7th Street. One of these projectors is in the lobby --- they are the original E7 carbon arc projectors. Ross was projectionist and also theatre manager during this time. Ross, married with three beautiful kids, lives in North Carolina and is a Master Chief (SEAL) and has been in the Navy for 26 years. Thank you Ross!

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What started out as a cleaning party ended up a truly historic moment for those of us at the theatre today. Those disgusting sound baffles on the back walls -- you've seen them, right? Well they are there no longer. Board member Lane Youmans got a little bold (and tired of looking at them), and decided to just rip 'em down. We thought there might be some painting back behind these, and sure enough -- some absolutely amazing original murals depicting the Spanish village facades that adorn the rest of the theatre. The "snow" you see in the first picture (taken moments after removing the material) is actually millions and millions of particles of historic dust.
Want to see more pictures? Check out more photos here (includes a short video of the removal)

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Being a sucker for any memorabilia related to the 7th Street Theatre, I made a purchase on eBay of an issue of the Big Reel, Issue No. 167 dated April 15, 1988. The seller stated that there was a one-page article about a Hoquiam theater, and when I emailed him to ask which theater, he replied with "the 7th Street." I HAD to have this. Here is a copy of the article, republished from the July 19, 1987 issue of The Olympian.
The%20Reel.pdf

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