Parkland Theater
121st Street South and Pacific Avenue,
Tacoma,
WA
98444
121st Street South and Pacific Avenue,
Tacoma,
WA
98444
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A story in Boxoffice magazine dated August 28, 1954 (page 51) reported that the owner/operator of the Parkland Theatre, Frank L. Willard and his wife Blanch were found guilty of income tax evasion totaling $6,000. Both were stenced to prison and the Parkland Theatre and his Yelm Theatre were seized.
A Walgreen’s drug store definitely occupies the site of the former theater.
Thanks for identifying the photos Ken.
This article was in the Centralia Daily Chronicle on 9/6/61. It appears to refer to the Parkland in Parkland, which is not listed on CT.
TACOMA (AP),â€" Fire which burned uncontrolled for half an hour partly gutted the Parkland Theater and two businesses in the same building Tuesday night. The theater was empty, and no one was injured. Damage was estimated al $80,000 to the theater, a sewing shop and an office of the State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.
The Pierce County sheriff’s office said the fire was reported at 7:41 p.m. by three youths who had been looking at theater advertising. It was brought under control about 8:10. The theater is in Parkland, south of Tacoma on the Mt. Rainier highway. It normally operates Thursdays through Sundays. The sheriff’s office said the cause of the fire was not known, but the pilot light of a popcorn machine had been left on.
Yes, those are indeed the Parkland theater that burned down.
I remember that it had union projectionists right up to the end.
These 1982 photos are labeled as being in Parkland, Washington. I think they are photos of this theater.
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The Parkland Theater is listed in 1955 with 755 seats.
The fire started when janitors left a 500 watt quartz halogen work light they were using too close to the wall drapes and they ignited. A sad end to a nice little neighborhood theater.