Editing Morton, Washington (section)

===Historic buildings and sites===
The downtown district is home to the Roxy Theater, first opened in 1938; the first film shown was [[Thin Ice (1937 film)|Thin Ice]], starring figure skater [[Sonja Henie]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Morton |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/chehalis/chehalis-bee-nugget/1938/03-15/page-2 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=The Chehalis Bee-Nugget |date=March 15, 1938 |page=2}}</ref>{{efn|Although sourcing in the 2000s mentions either 1925 or 1937 as the year the Roxy was opened, the reference listed specifically reports that the theater opened for the first time in March 1938.}} The movie house was previously the site of another venue known as the Arcade Theater. Having been dormant since 1980,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawton |first1=Mark |title=Arts council to purchase theater |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/arts-council-to-purchase-theater,248024? |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 2, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Pat |title='What's playing at the Roxy? I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy …' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/whats-playing-at-the-roxy-ill-tell-you-whats-playing-at-the-roxy,242707? |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 25, 2004}}</ref> the site was heavily restored beginning in the early 2000s and finished by 2006. The Roxy was fully opened for films and theater productions the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Decker |first1=Sharyn L. |title=Movies Return to Morton |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-chronicle/2007/04-09/page-3 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 9, 2007 |page=A3}}</ref> A further remodeling effort began during the [[Covid-19 pandemic]], which included an addition to the building used as a backstage, and was completed in 2024. The theater holds live theatrical performances and film viewings.<ref name="BDRBC"/> The Roxy is also home to an art gallery.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=BCJ Gallery in Morton to feature student artwork |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/bcj-gallery-in-morton-to-feature-student-artwork,339369? |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>