Neptune Theatre
1303 N.E. 45th Street,
Seattle,
WA
98105
1303 N.E. 45th Street,
Seattle,
WA
98105
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I will try, Josh, maybe a couple..we are talking a lot of calendars! I’ve actually excited to look at them again myself, it’s been a few years!
Colin,
Anyway you scan those schedules in and post a link here?
Old rep calendars are so much fun.
Wow! Thanks, Colin!
Again, fully mystifying, as the only “musical” I can recall attending purposefully was ‘Wizard of Oz,’ which played (at least semi-regularly) with ‘The Wiz.’
Thanks for helping me out.
Hey Josh! My Neptune film calendars are in storage, and I will grab them this weekend and let you know exactly what played with “SITR”. From memory, we definitely had “musical” double-bills, I think they were on Sundays or Wednesdays. Stay tuned..
Colin,
Great that you saved those calendars!
Many thanks for letting me know about “Quadrophenia.” I’m thoroughly puzzled as why I’d have gone to see “The Kids are Alright,” as I wasn’t much of a ‘Who’ fan, but I trust your recollection. Maybe it played with “The Wanderer,” once upon a time, as I can imagine going out to see that …
Any idea what played with “Singin' in the Rain”? -Josh
Hey Josh! I saved all the “film calendars” from the era I worked there. Let me know, I can probably look those up. But I can tell you “Quadrophenia” definitely played the “The Kids are Alright” though!
I was finishing high school during the time Colin was working there.
Anyone know a place to put eyes and/or hands on one of their schedules from that era?
I am recently racking my memory to figure what movies played with “Quadrophenia” and “Singin' in the Rain,” as I know I didn’t go out to see either of those purposefully, but did see each at the Neptune as part of their regular double-feature fare.
Thanks for any pointers.
This is a recent night view of the Neptune Theater.
My brother and I used to visit the Neptune as pre-adolescents (1959-1961). We’d actually ride our bikes there from Sand Point, and park them out front. They’d still be there when we came out. No locks, chains or anything. We’d often ride up 45th (I think) to Dick’s Drive-In after watching Western “serials” at the Neptune. I remember seeing James Garner in “Up Periscope” at the Neptune as a first-run (1959).
I was amazed to see it’s still standing and pretty much just as I remember it (after 45 years)! Thanks everyone for the great photos. I’ve lived in Detroit since 1962. Always regretted leaving Seattle, but when you’re only 11, you don’t have a lot of say in things. :)
A Kimball theater organ size 3/14 was installed in the Neptune Theater in 1921.
I tried to visit this place during my trip to Seattle, but since I don’t see any comments from me, I guess I didn’t make it.
I watched Cameron Crowe’s SINGLES (1992) over the weekend. The Neptune Theatre is shown with a director’s cut of BRAZIL on the marquee.
Here is a recent photo of the Neptune Theater.
Architect is H. Ryan of Seattle, who also designed the Whiteside Theater in Corvallis, Oregon for the Whiteside brothers. The Whiteside opened in 1922, was the second grandest movie house in Oregon (second only to the Liberty in Portland, which has been torn down). Act III acquired the Whiteside, Regal acquired Act III, and put portable toilets on the sidewalk out front rather than repair the sewer line! The Whiteside was added to the Corvallis Historic Register in 1989. Regal closed the Whiteside in 2002, and it is now for sale, with Regal prohibiting the showing of first run movies for 20 years. Ideas?
My image of the NEPTUNE
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/256959488
This is another recent 2006 photo of the Neptune Theater.
Here is a more recent photo of the Neptune Theater.
The Neptune Theatre was once part of the Fox Theatre chain under one of their subsidiaries known as Evergreen State Amusement Corp..
This is a 2006 photo of the Neptune theater marquee. Whoever put’s the words on the marquee has a sense of humor.
You can’t beat Carrot Top and mimes for entertainment, that’s for sure.
This site has a photo of the Neptune from 1946. Enter theaters as a search term and browse the photos:
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This is the website for the Neptune Theater. Old photos are here.
This marquee photo shows the neon just starting to lighten up the night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csb13/35891817/
In the 1970’s, Harold Greenland operated this as one of his 3 XXX theaters in the Seattle area (along with the Garden and the Green Parrot). The Neptune had both XXX films and “live sex shows”.
There is a picture of the Neptune marquee at
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A photo at:
www.preservationdirectory.com/photodatabase_theaters.html