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Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.
Since 1986, the Olympia Film Society operates the theater. The theater suffered major plaster damage to the ceiling during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, but has since undergone repair and has re-opened. The marquee, a 1940 addition, was removed in January 2008. The stage and screen at Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington
Old Capitol building and Sylvester Park. The history of Olympia, Washington, includes long-term habitation by Native Americans, charting by a famous English explorer, settlement of the town in the 1840s, the controversial siting of a state college in the 1960s and the ongoing development of arts and culture from a variety of influences.
The majority of buildings in Downtown Olympia were built between 1911 and 1930, decades after Washington gained statehood with Olympia as its capital city. Three earthquakes, in 1949, 1965 and 2001, damaged buildings in downtown Olympia. Several properties in the historic district were designed by architect Joseph Wohleb, who hails from the area.
1984: The Olympia Film Festival was born, taking place at the State Theater. OFS membership jumped from 60 to 600. 1986: OFS started showing films at the Capitol Theater, built in 1924. To accompany the silent classic Pandora's Box, Timothy Brock conducted the Olympia Chamber Orchestra's world premiere of his original film score.
Location of Thurston County in Washington. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Thurston County, Washington. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Little Theatre, Sydney, former name of the Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne Little Theatre , an amateur theatre company in Melbourne, Victoria (1931-1950s; later St Martin's Theatre Company)
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