Whiteside Theatre, Renaissance Revival movie theater in downtown Corvallis, Oregon

Whiteside Theatre is a movie house in downtown Corvallis with Renaissance Revival style architecture. The building features elaborate ornamental details including decorative moldings, intricate ceiling work, and classical design elements throughout its interior.

The theater was built in 1922 and suffered a major fire in 1927, then reopened in 1928 following extensive repairs and new projection equipment installation. The modernizations after the fire helped establish it as a key venue in local entertainment development.

The Whiteside brothers, Sam and George, ran the Corvallis Amusement Company and had shown films in town since about 1910 at their Crystal Theatre, the city's first movie venue. Their namesake house also served as a public auditorium: a Memorial Day program in May 1928 and, in April 1929, Corvallis's first citywide beauty contest, whose winner was sent to the pageant in Galveston, Texas.

The Whiteside stands on the northeast corner of 4th Street and SW Madison Avenue in downtown Corvallis. It closed as a commercial cinema in January 2002, and since 2006 volunteers have raised funds to restore it; classic films and stage events are held while work continues, so check what is scheduled before visiting.

The theater presented Corvallis with its first talking motion picture in December 1928 using advanced Vitaphone technology. This event marked a turning point in how the city experienced entertainment.