Tacoma Mall Twin Theatre

4302 Tacoma Mall Boulevard,
Tacoma, WA 98409

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Additional Info

Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Loews Cineplex, SRO Theaters

Architects: George T. Nowak

Firms: George T. Nowak & Associates

Previous Names: Tacoma Mall Theatre, Tacoma Mall Twins

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News About This Theater

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This former single-screen cinema opened May 16, 1968 with Spencer Tracy in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”. Built at a cost of $1 million it was the first hard-top built in 40 years when it opened.

The News-Tribune wrote at the time that the Tacoma was ‘Grauman’s, the Cathay Circle, Hollywood Boulevard and London Airport all wrapped into one and brought up to date.’

On November 27, 1974, it was split into a duplex and renamed the Tacoma Mall Twins creating a 700-seat and a 400-seat theater out of the large 1,200-seat auditorium. Over the years, the construction of multiplexes and megaplexes damaged the vitality of the theater.

In July 2002, the Tacoma Mall Twin Theatre closed after almost 35 years of delighting area audiences. With Loews Cineplex abandoning the theater, the Tacoma Mall has recently demolished the theater and built a restaurant on the site.

Another 1960’s movie palace lost forever.

Contributed by Cinema Treasures

Recent comments (view all 44 comments)

Ralph Daniel
Ralph Daniel on October 1, 2018 at 10:11 am

Does anyone know a Tacoma resident who can look up old newspaper records to see what the ads said?

optimist008
optimist008 on October 1, 2018 at 11:27 am

This site has many, many newspapers online:wwwfultonhistory/fultonhtml.org

MSC77
MSC77 on December 29, 2019 at 9:52 pm

What were the playdates of the Tacoma Mall’s run of “Song of Norway”?

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 9, 2020 at 5:24 pm

Sterling Recreation Organization bought the Tacoma Mall Theatre in July, 1972. Boxoffice of December 2, 1974 reported that SRO had held the grand opening of the remodeled Tacoma Mall Twin on November 27.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 9, 2021 at 4:59 pm

This was opened by United Theatres (Pacific Theatres) on May 16th, 1968 with the same design as the Pacific Lakewood Center near Long Beach, California. Grand opening ads posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 9, 2021 at 4:59 pm

Two screens on November 27th, 1974.

Cinerama
Cinerama on September 10, 2021 at 5:26 pm

05/16/68 opened with Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. 11/19/69 2001: a space odyssey - twelve weeks 04/22/70 Ice Station Zebra - two weeks 05/20/70 Krakatoa, East of Java - one week 06/11/71 Song of Norway - four weeks

None of the movies were promoted as “in Cinerama”

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on April 18, 2022 at 9:45 pm

Marcus Theatres was schedule to build a multiplex at the mall as part of its 2020 redevelopment plan, but with the onset of COVID, the addition never came to pass. The site was to include the largest indoor screen in the state.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 29, 2023 at 6:16 am

Once operated by Cineplex Odeon after the SRO chain was sold to Cineplex in December 1986.

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