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Liberty Theatre lights up revitalized Camas

Barbara McMichael

August 02, 2018

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The Liberty was constructed in 1927 as the Granada Theatre – a popular art deco icon in the heart of town. But over the succeeding 80-plus years, there were ups and downs in the economy, the name change to Liberty, and a fire that ravaged the building’s interior. By 2011, the theatre had been dark for a couple of years when Thornsley and his partners invested in it.

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owner of the Liberty Theatre

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