Alaska Theatre
514 Second Avenue,
Seattle,
WA
98104
514 Second Avenue,
Seattle,
WA
98104
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The Alaska Theatre was operating in 1910. Any additional information about this theater would be appreciated.
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I was just going for the decoration on the column, but this is likely the exact spot of the theater, to the right of the restaurant then.
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Sam, I agree with that building being the former theatre.
History of the organ in the Alaska Theatre.
http://pstos.org/instruments/wa/seattle/alaska.htm
This little building has survived for a hundred years. It should have a plaque.
Great 1910 photo.
I post the grand opening ad from May 12th, 1914 grand opening ad in the photo section.
Described in this 1914 trade article: archive
Looking at that photo from the Boxoffice Archive, I doubt very much that the building faced with gray tiles in Silicon Sam’s comment of 03-01-2010 is what survives of the Alaska. The archived article’s photo shows a three-story building, and there is evidence that there was an old painted sign on the building to left of gray-tiled building. I think any real traces of the Alaska are gone.
The 1914 article was from Moving Picture World, not Boxoffice (which didn’t exist at the time).
There’s some confusion here. There were two Alaska Theaters in Seattle. The one for this page was located at 514 2nd Ave. There was another located at 1114 2nd ave. The 1114 address is the 3 story building in the pictures with this article. They are in the wrong place. The 1114 building was later called the Strand.