Hamasa Temple Shrine Frat Organztn

This beautiful theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1928 in the Moorish Revival style and opened as a movie house. At the time, it was one of the largest stages in the United States, second only to the Roxie Theater in New York City. Housed in the theater is one of only two pipe organs of its kind to exist today. The sound produced by this Robert Morton pipe organ is equivalent to that of a 100-piece symphony orchestra. The pipe organ is really three organs in one, with more than 778 pipes currently undergoing restoration. The Temple, used for vaudeville and movies in the past, is now used year-round for area events, live stage shows, plays and concerts.