Bagdad Theatre
22nd Street and Market Street,
Seattle,
WA
98107
22nd Street and Market Street,
Seattle,
WA
98107
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The building was built and originally owned by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the building is sometimes referred to by older citizens as the Eagles Building. A Wurlitzer organ was installed in 1927.
The building still stands, mostly used as office space. The last remaining performance space in the building (the Backstage Theatre rock club) closed its doors in the spring 1998. The space was later occupied by a fitness center.
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Try this link. Enter theaters as a search term to see a picture of the Bagdad from 1946:
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Here is the 1946 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mkstb
According to the 1936 AFY Yearbook, the Bagdad then seated 1,800
Some photos fo the Bagdad and history on the organ at PSTOS.
http://pstos.org/instruments/wa/seattle/bagdad.htm
Webster and Stevens were photographers, not architects. The architect of the building was William R. Grant.
I posted an closing announcement from 1947 here. On June 25th, 1947, The Ballard Theatre at 2218 Market Street. It closed in 1959. Was the Ballard the Bagdad?
The Bagdad Theatre was located in the Ballard Building.
The article you are referring to says Bagdad Theatre.