Uptown Theatre, Part II
The following information is from Ed Comber’s MAKING HISTORY column published in the Linn County Leader. The Uptown saw an increase in importance through the 1940s and into the 1960s, when changes in movie-goers habits began to change. 1940s Era World War II had just started when Glen Dickinson’s partner, H. J. Griffith bought him […]
Uptown Theatre, Part III
The following information is from Ed Comber’s MAKING HISTORY column published in the Linn County Leader. Everyone knows the Uptown Theatre was a community hub where people fell in love, owners buzzed their customers’ chairs, pageants and homeless benefits were held, and the World War II war effort was aided, but did you know it’s […]