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Capitol Theatre

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Yakima, WA

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HAUNTING / GHOSTOpened 1920Operating performing arts venuePUBLICDOCUMENTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

A large vaudeville and movie palace opened in 1920 in downtown Yakima, badly damaged by fire in 1975 and rebuilt as the city's performing arts center.

REPORTED ACTIVITY

Staff describe recurring activity attributed to "Shorty," a stagehand said to have died by suicide in the 1930s after a romantic rejection; reports include footsteps, moved props, and a sensed presence backstage.

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An operating public theatre with regular performances.

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