Capitol Theatre / Paramount Theatre
121-127 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids,
IA
52401 US
Organ ID: 36530
Information from The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ - An Illustrated History by David L. Junchen (ed. Weiler), American Theatre Organ Society (2005)
Wurlitzer "Style Bal 1A"
Factory date: July 16, 1928
Updated through online information from Will Dunklin. -- This facility opened in 1928 as the Capitol Theatre. In 1929, it was sold to Paramount.
Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ was restored in late 1970s by members of Cedar Rapids Theater Organ Society (CRATOS). Organ was in regular use for concerts and silent film accompaniment until damaged by flooding in summer 2008. Organ is again being restored by CRATOS while the city decides the fate of the theater (the city has owned the theater since 1975 and had converted it to a performing arts center used by the local symphony and theater).
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