Broadway Theatre
916-18 Broadway,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
916-18 Broadway,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
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This theater opened in 1914 as the Colonial Theater. In 1934, it became the Beverly Theater, named after the daughter of Mike Barovic, the theater’s manager.
The building was completely remodeled in 1931, with a shiny black vitrolite and nickel-silver exterior.
The Beverly Theatre was replaced by the Telenews Theatre in 1945. The new owners remodeled the theater and gave it a new neon marquee. The Telenews lasted until 1949. For the most part, it showed newsreels, travelogues and documentaries. In 1949, it became the Broadway Theatre, owned by L.E. Allen. I am unsure how long it ran as the Broadway.
The building was demolished in 1988.
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The Broadway Theater circa 1949.
The Beverly Theater in 1942.
Here is a 1940 photo from the Tacoma Public Library:
http://tinyurl.com/cbaa7r
Why isn’t it on the library website?
The Telenews can be seen in this 1948 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mj2o7n
Photos and some history of the Music Box from PSTOS.
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I goofed on the previous post. Didn’t mean to put the Music Box on this page.
Here is the PSTOS page I meant to link.
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A brief biography of Tacoma architect Roland Borhek credits him with the original 1914 design of the Colonial Theatre, as well as that of the Rialto Theatre in 1918. The PSTOS page chuck linked to misspells his first name.
Actually, the PSTOS page for the Colonial/Broadway doesn’t even mention Borhek. It’s their page for the Rialto that misspells his name.
Described as the Colonial in the center columns of this two-page 1915 trade report: archive