Green Lake Theatre
7107 Woodlawn Avenue NE,
Seattle,
WA
98115
7107 Woodlawn Avenue NE,
Seattle,
WA
98115
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Unfortunate that the tower sign could not be saved. Would have added personality and unique quality to an area of the city that is lacking in that department these days. Green Lake is one of the only unique qualities now.
I moved to Seattle in late 1957 and the theater was still operating. I believe it closed in early 1958, not 1950.
An Art Deco masterpiece and the tower a beacon for the neighborhood. Too bad it is also history. The box-like replacement is a snoozer. A charming area. Needs another stylish theatre to replace the Green Lake.
Here is an updated link to the 1937 Boxoffice article about The Green Lake Theatre.
Grand opening ad for August 4th, 1937 has been posted here.
The theater’s once distinctive sign tower was recently uncovered during operations to remove it; this article has pictures and some theater history: View link
An article about this theater: View link
Unfortunately, Issuu’s scan of the magazine loses part of the text in the fold between pages, but Boxoffice of October 16, 1937, ran an illustrated article about the new Green Lake Theatre. There’s even a photo of the architect of the house, the prolific Bjarne Moe.
The Green Lake was considered a very modern theater when it opened on August 5, 1937. An ad declared it “As Modern as Tomorrow.” It was acclaimed as one of the Northwest’s finest theaters with its Mirrophonic sound, air conditioning, and a capacity of 750 patrons — “every seat a loge chair.”
On opening night, the movie shown was “3 Smart Girls” starring Deanna Durbin.
At some point the theater’s address was changed. The grand opening ad lists the address at 7111 Woodlawn Avenue.
The Green Lake Theater closed in 1950.