The Capitol Theater, at 206 East Fifth Avenue in downtown

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, was built in 1924. It was designed by architect

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and has a capacity of 1,500. Since 1986, the

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operates the theater. The theater suffered major

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damage to the

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during the

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, but has since undergone repair and has re-opened. The marquee, a 1940 addition, was removed in January 2008. Capitol Theater stage

The theater played host to the

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, a

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and

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in 1991, as well as the similarly themed

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in 1994, 1997, 1999, and 2001.

References

External links

Puget Sound Theater Organ Society
which has some

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s of the theater
Olympia Film Society
official site. Includes schedules for the theater.
The Olympian (newspaper) photo gallery of marquee removal
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