Edmonds Theater
415 Main Street,
Edmonds,
WA
98020
415 Main Street,
Edmonds,
WA
98020
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Edmonds Theater (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Princess Theater
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
425.778.4554
Manager:
425.672.9366
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The Edmonds Theater, located in the picturesque waterfront town of Edmonds, is one of the last independently owned, single screen movie houses in the state.
Built in 1923 and opened as the Princess Theatre it had 250 seats. A local family ran the theater until the late-1960’s, when it was sold to a retired Edmonds dentist, Jacque Mayo. Mayo leased the theater until 1989 when he hired Robert Rine as manager.
Today the Edmunds Theater still retains the original balcony, and 240 new seats and flooring added in 1999 preserve the theater’s historical ambience. The updated sound system and screen easily compete with the modern conveniences of the local multiplex, but the Edmonds Theater is a hands-down winner when it comes to charm and character.
The Edmonds Theater offers the lowest first-run prices in the Seattle market.
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Here is the theater’s website:
http://theater.jminsight.com/
I never get the style questions right. Would that fit into any known category?
Here is a May 2008 photo from wikipedia:
http://tinyurl.com/5p2dg4
Here’s a good shot of 5th & Main, with The Princess Theater showing The Shaggy Dog with Tommy Kirk & Fred MacMurray and the Mating Game with Debbie Reynolds & Tony Randall. Both films were released in 1959. View link
The correct address is 415 Main St. Seating capacity is 240.
I saw many films at The Princess Theatre. I believe it had a lovely curtain that was used to open the film. The original lighting is still in use and wall structural columns. The original marquee is long gone and replaced by a very small one and plain signage. I always thought that the auditorium cried out for murals on the walls and nicer ceiling decoration and lighting. A theatre this vintage still in use and now digital is a treasure for the Pacific Northwest. Cheers!
The curtain went away when a CinemaScope screen was installed in the mid-1950s and needed maximum width.
Please update, total seats 207 as per theatre rental info on their website
Recently purchased by Rick Steves, who said he wanted to keep it running with a less capitalistic mission. “I measure profit by how it contributes to the community. … This theater has a huge intangible value.”
That quote is from his interview with Seattle City Cast in which he also mentions restoring the theater’s art deco architecture.
https://seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/rick-steves-on-buying-the-edmonds-theater-and-giving-away-his-fortune-plus-fire-survivor-advice-for-seattle
More info: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/rick-steves-purchases-edmonds-theater-moviehouse/