Rose Theater
514 S. 11th Street,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
514 S. 11th Street,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
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Previous Names: New Rose Theater, 11th Street Theater
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The New Rose Theater opened in December 8, 1920 with Lewis Stone in “The River’s End”. Initially it had 310-seats, but was later reduced to 250-seats. In 1936 it was briefly renamed 11th Street Theater. In 1937 it was renamed Rose Theater. It was closed in 1939.
It converted into retail use and the building was demolished in July of 1996.
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he New Rose Theatre was the new location for James Robert McKinnell launching December 8, 1920 with “The River’s End” supported by Alexander, the Monk in the Chester short, “5 Times Foiled.” It replaced what was one of Tacoma’s oldest movie houses dating back purportedly to the first century of the 20th Century and, perhaps, its first suburban cinema operated then by B.O. Brazilll before McKinnell’s operation beginning in 1914.
The new venue had 310 seats at launch but was remodeled for a more comfortable 250 during McKinnell’s 1931 upgrade to Photo-Phone sound. McKinnell also operated the previous Rose venue for six of its years and the Paramount Theater. The New Rose held with that name until a brief run in 1936 as the 11th Street Theater. It then became the Rose Theater in 1937. It discontinued newspaper listings in favor of monthly listings and is listed as closed in 1939. It was converted to retail purposes including a long-running jewelry store.
This additional history courtesy the Tacoma Historical Society. It accompanied the Overview photo which I will re-post a crisper version of in the gallery.
J.R. McKinnell opened the new Rose Theater at 514-16 South 11th Street in late December of 1920. The original Rose Theater was located at 905 Tacoma Ave S in the Lucerne Building. On the 28th of December the feature at the new Rose was “Ruth of the Rockies” starring Ruth Roland, one of the stars of the early silent serials; she specialized in westerns and comedies. “Ruth of the Rockies” was one of her later films. The new movie house had been built by Tacoma contractors Wick and Johnson at an estimated price tag of $8,000 for a California client. It was constructed of reinforced concrete and was 22 feet high with a 35 x 65 foot footprint. The building was demolished in July of 1996.