Empress Theater

535 W. Second Avenue,
Anchorage, AK 99501

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The Empress opened in 1916, built for August Eugene “Cap” Lathrop and located on Second Avenue. In 1917, a 2/11 Kimball organ was installed in the Empress (which was removed before it closed in the early 50s).

Today the building houses retail stores.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on November 3, 2005 at 10:57 am

This theater building still stands. It is called Co-Op Plaza and has three retail stores in the former theater. The seat count given is 670 seats. The address is:

535 W 2nd Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

Here is a recent photo.

KenRoe
KenRoe on November 3, 2005 at 11:07 am

The Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions give a seating capacity of 450.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 28, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Empress Theatre, Anchorage, ca. 1917.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 6, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Additional photos are here.

vmovies
vmovies on June 6, 2010 at 4:12 pm

This is the Empress on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage. The Second Street address is for the Empress in Fairbanks.

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