The Yale Theater was built in 1910 as an open air performing arts theater, then called the Capitol Hill Theater. In 1921, the name was changed to Yale Theater and, soon after, first run movies started to light up the big screen. In 1946, the building’s signature facade and marquee were added, and the building was renovated to modernize the movie going experience and expand its capacity to hold as many as 800 attendees from the surrounding neighborhood.