In 1927, Warner Brothers captured the imagination of the movie-going public with the release of the "Jazz Singer"...While not the first movie to employ sound, The Jazz Singer was the first film release to use synchronized sound for dialog and music. Its success was amazing and the future of making going to the movies was here. No theater could afford to not install this new state of the art sound system. The Helig located on Broadway & Taylor (later in years the Mayfair & Fox) quickly transformed themselves for the new innovation that was the talk of the town! The Helig sat 1,500 patrons and had months of countless sell outs. The Helig served Stumptown not only as a movie house (as they were called then) but also for live plays and opera. It is so sad that these palaces have been torn down and replaced by stores like Marios! How mournful is that?
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