My Dear Ramona Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

OleKim: The awning that hosted my geocache was removed during the winter. I was unable to find a suitable alternate location at GZ, so I am sadly archiving this one. Thanks to all who took the time over the years to seek this one out.

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Hidden : 2/3/2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a magnetic keyholder holding a logbook. There's also room or a couple of small items. (NOTE: If you are looking for spoilers, you may see past photos showing the geocache in the ticket booth. IT IS NOT IN THE TICKET BOOTH!)

The Ramona Theater, built in 1929, is an excellent example of the Spanish Colonial style that was popular in the Southwest and Florida during the 1920s. The ornamentation of the facade and the interior of the theater are typical of details common in the Mediterranean and were used to create a building reminiscent of a Spanish background. This style of architecture was popular from 1915-1940, peaking in the mid-1920s.

The Ramona played an important role in the entertainment of the residents of Frederick and other communities in the region. The Ramona is considered one of the finest of all the theaters in Frederick at its time, and was one of the most elaborate of in southern Oklahoma. Built on the site of an earlier theater, the A-Mus-U, the Ramona was designed by George Kadane whose family was one of the major independent film exhibitors in the South-Central U.S.

Financing to build the theater came from stock investors and from Frederick banker James Beard, who named it the “Ramona” in honor of his daughter. The Ramona was widely known in its heyday as the “Showplace of the Southwest.” The plush auditorium was atmospheric with electronic twinkling stars and Brenograph rolling clouds illuminating a midnight blue plaster sky.

In addition to the first-run features the Kadanes brought to Frederick, they also acquired the rights to the “Cotton Queen Pageant” in 1930 and held it at the Ramona until World War II. (The pageant later went national and became the Cotton Maid Pageant, held in Nashville.)

With the recognized quality of features it presented, a high regard developed for the Ramona and it was frequented on a regular basis by state and regional notables.

The Ramona continued to show movies regularly until the 1970s. It reopened briefly in the 1980s before shutting its doors permanently as a commercial enterprise. It was acquired a brief time later by the Frederick Arts and Humanities Council, which was successful in having the Ramona listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has since be restored to its early glory and is used frequently for musical revues, theatre and other special events.

Visit the Ramona on the web at: (visit link)

Congratulations to Benson50K for being First to Find!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh znl arrq n fgrc fgbby.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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