Broadway Theatre
201 Broadway,
Seattle,
WA
98122
201 Broadway,
Seattle,
WA
98122
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Originally opened around 1909 as the Society Theatre, it was re-named Broadway Theatre in 1921 and remodeled in the 1940’s. The Broadway was the centerpiece of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in the early 20th century. People fought hard to keep this theater open. Alas, the efforts failed.
However, the memory of the Broadway remains. The outer facade of the building and the Broadway’s neon-lit marquee were preserved when the building became a Rite Aid drugstore in 1990. It’s kinda weird to drive past the Rite Aid. The traditional Rite Aid sign is mounted on the marquee with the word ‘BROADWAY’ above it.
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This theater was originally named the Society Theatre.
The Broadway was a long and narrow theater that specialized in foreign films in its final few years before closing. It was operated by Randy Finley’s Seven Gables Theaters and was closed when the Broadway Market Cinemas opened just two blocks north.
This theatre was around the corner from the first place I lived when I moved to Seattle. I loved the marquee!
This is a recent photo of the former Broadway theater marquee, now a Rite Aid.
Here are two photos from 1946 and 1948, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/ksshu
http://tinyurl.com/zekkj
Here is a recent night view of the Broadway/Rite Aid marquee.
There are some photos of the Society Theater on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2kbtnk
This is a 1948 interior view.
If you plug in 212 Broadway E. on Google, you will see some nice views of the theater and the marquee. If you use 201 Broadway, you will end up in another neighborhood, for reasons unknown.
THE SEATTLE TIMES – January 11, 1990
BROADWAY TO CLOSE The Broadway Theatre on Capitol Hill will close its doors for the last time tonight. The Pay'n Save store next door is scheduled to expand into the theater’s space at the corner of John and Broadway.The Broadway’s last picture show is “We’re No Angels.” It opened as the Society Theater in 1911. Seven Gables Theaters, which has been managing the Broadway for several years, already has moved most of its bookings…