Strand Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton
Seaside, Oregon
 
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The Strand Theatre originally had a 2/4 Robert Morton installed in 1925.
 

Seaside, Oregon street scene, date unknown.
 
The Strand Morton was shipped to the Seaside Theatre, also called the Strand, around 1925 (some records show 1927). It had 32 stops and 316 pipes. The theatre seated 420. In 1932 Balcom & Vaughn moved the instrument to the Wilson Mortuary. The mortuary was later sold to Ellsworth Purdy who renamed it Killingsworth. It was later renamed Chapel of the Chimes.
 
In 2005, the Chapel was purchased by the McMenamin brothers and they plan to convert it to a brew pub:
 
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As of March 2006, fate of the organ is undetermined.