Lakewood Theater

6120 Motor Avenue SW,
Lakewood, WA 98499

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Additional Info

Architects: Silas E. Nelsen

Styles: Colonial Revival

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 206.283.5212

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View from the stage

The Lakewood Theater was opened on July 8, 1937 with Claudette Colbert in “I Met Him in Paris”. It closed as a movie theater in 1984. While not currently used as a movie theater, the Lakewood Theater is still used by the community, especially each Christmas, when the “Nutcracker” is performed on the theater’s stage.

The theater is currently available for lease, but is in a bad condition.

Contributed by Ken Layton

Recent comments (view all 33 comments)

Roxy_Q_Rialto
Roxy_Q_Rialto on April 1, 2016 at 1:22 pm

Rumors are afoot…construction-type trucks have been seen parked in front…stay tuned!

KenLayton
KenLayton on May 25, 2019 at 10:32 am

Any updates on this theater?

ScarlettandRhett
ScarlettandRhett on June 14, 2019 at 11:56 am

Update on the Theatre! The Lakewood Historical Society will be moving into the lobby. As for the actual inside of Theatre I am not sure yet.

ScarlettandRhett
ScarlettandRhett on June 21, 2019 at 3:33 pm

Another update, I tried emailing The Lakewood Historical Society and no reply yet. But I did speak with the head of Lakewood playhouse. He told me a group and himself went in the theatre almost 4 years ago with Lakewood city to see what would have to be done to bring it up to code. It would cost nearly 3.9 million just to renovate it to code. The floor is collapsing and tons of other things falling apart. So sadly there is no hope.

KenLayton
KenLayton on June 21, 2019 at 9:14 pm

Sounds like another case of “demolition by neglect”.

ScarlettandRhett
ScarlettandRhett on June 22, 2019 at 2:10 am

Unfortunately it does. I am keeping high hopes if they are moving the Lakewood Historical Society into the lobby. So at least the building will obtain historical landmark. It’s such a shame that a prefectly good building sat and rotted in plain sight for no good reason. The only hope we have is some magical donor. The biggest fear for the town of Lakewood is a recent discussion of a Civic center with a theater being built right next store to Lakewood AMC.

KenLayton
KenLayton on July 11, 2021 at 12:42 pm

Anything happen with the Lakewood Historical Society and them moving into this theater?

rivest266
rivest266 on July 12, 2021 at 2:28 pm

Closed as a cinema in 1984.

Jake Bottero
Jake Bottero on April 7, 2022 at 7:04 am

Currently rotting into the ground.

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