The long-sought facelift to the Del Oro Theatre in Grass Valley was completed recently. It includes several color changes…with the marquee now burgandy and cream instead of teal and white and the tower glowing gold instead of green. But he executive director of the Downtown Association, Diane Raymond, says, even more importantly, it restores the history of the 1940’s-era theatre…

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The 85-thousand dollar project, funded by Sierra Theaters, also includes replacing the neon lights with LED lights, for a much longer life. And Raymond says she hopes there’ll be more beautification of other businesses in the near future…

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Raymond says Del Oro is one of the few remaining theatres in the country that still has a tower.