Realart Theater
5415 S. Tacoma Way,
Tacoma,
WA
98409
5415 S. Tacoma Way,
Tacoma,
WA
98409
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The Realart Theater opened in 1920 and closed around 1961 when the theater became the Realart Square Dance Hall. In 1971 a next door restaurant purchased the theater and expanded the restaurant into the theater.
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You can see a photo of the Realart Theater here:
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Was this theatre in any way connected to the Realart Films company that did reissues of the old Universal monster movies in the ‘50’s?
I was wondering the same thing when I read the name.
It is most likely a coincidence that the Realart Theater has the same name as the Realart Films company. The Realart Theater was a small privately owned theatre in Washington State.
Here is a 1938 view of the Realart Theater.
Tacoma Public Library’s building index lists Lundberg & Mahon as the architects and R. R. Pratsch as the builder.
Here is a 1936 photo of Radner Pratsch, one time owner of the Realart Theater:
http://tinyurl.com/5b23s6
This building now houses the Hana Buffet.