[4] The building, constructed in 1926 for owner Frank D. Bligh, covered a quarter of a block.

[6] By the 1980s, it was one of only two pre-World War II theaters left in downtown Salem, which had once hosted as many as eight.

Like its neighbor, the Elsinore Theatre, the Capitol declined to a second-run movie house.

The location is now a parking lot, however, the adjoining office and retail space remains.

It was sold at auction in 1976, and is currently installed in a private home in Washington, combined with parts from Portland's Majestic/United Artists Theatre organ to make a 3/18 Wurlitzer.