On the dawn of a new Twilight Part 2: Silent moving pictures become loud colorful epics overnight

The nearly 90-year history of the Twilight Theatre is the history of the film industry itself. More than 1,500 miles from Los Angeles, the small ornate building on Main Street experienced the same ups and down as its Hollywood counterparts. From the early years of silent one-reeler comedies to the introduction of the “talkie,” the Twilight was there.