Pantages Theater
901 Broadway,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
901 Broadway,
Tacoma,
WA
98402
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Pantages Theatre - Tacoma (Official)
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Previously operated by: Orpheum Circuit, Pantages, RKO
Architects: Benjamin Marcus Priteca
Firms: Carlson, Eley & Grevstad
Functions: Stage Shows
Styles: Greek Revival
Previous Names: RKO Orpheum Theater, Roxy Theater
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
253.591.5894
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- May 23, 2012 — Celebrating the Original STAR WARS on its 35th Anniversary
Built as a vaudeville theater and opening on January 7, 1917 by Alexander Pantages. The Pantages Theater had 1,303 seats. Following a complete remodel by architectural firm Carlson, Eley & Grevstad, it was reopened as a movie theater, named Roxy Theater on September 30, 1932, screening Jack Holt in “This Sporting Age” & Andy Clyde in “The Giddy Age”. After years as a first run movie house (under the moniker of the Roxy Theater), the theater closed.
In 1978, the former Pantages Theater underwent renovation and finally reopened in 1983 for stage shows and concerts. Today, the Pantages Theater is again one of the best places in the area for live events.
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A four-page article about the remodeling of the Roxy Theatre, formerly the Pantages, appeared in Boxoffice of October 22, 1955. The remodeling project was designed by the architectural firm of Carlson, Eley, Grevstad.
01/19/26 exterior photo courtesy of the Tacoma Public Library.
http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?un=5&pg=1&krequest=january+&stemming=On&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=5000
Linkrot repair: The October 22, 1955, Boxoffice article about the remodeling of the Roxy is now at these links:
Page one
Page two
Page three
Page four
Linkrot repair repair: Boxoffice now has its archive on a site that doesn’t appear to allow direct links to specific pages, but this link should take you to the cover of the October 22, 1955 issue. The article about the Roxy begins on page 12 of the issue’s “Modern Theatre” section, which is digital scan page 114.
the RKO Pantages became the RKO Orpheum on August 22nd, 1930. Small ad posted.
Reopened as Roxy on September 30th, 1932.
Roxy theatre opening 30 Sep 1932, Fri The Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington) Newspapers.com
2021 backstage tour on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/459203353?fbclid=IwY2xjawMka-hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF0QXNZSUdlMGhMV0dORU8zAR6fckV7TGvDw6KPZXFTDEeZyIWvS3XQkCt_7krggWTZ21EGHxMyZLNHAl4Qpg_aem_ZEdm-wdHZP5CAH-tnRvIXw&turnstile=0.PlWsAKN6volBZeQgk2sJw6a6wrc23KCDfMTVr1jM3LQPz0Vrtvrj_QMOuNNCvz3YbpJOS_31qKNkTVUIBtFogex3gW6pITKbysL4MZfSA5DbSkDSSLY9ZBhCyoLT8fPy5C-lAuBbZMSN5FPq2LbwBdJBShrujXAjJC8JVrCT5LVq4CkbyHJjeuI5Rf0Azuedu3D29axhnCXBUJJkFUTTpQsX49FAh52hE7iv5BIpomYLwhNwJ9j-E2GS6uffarOFIMndCAVmIAb2T8E4birCTYI8pl7qCb2UYbJaUAaJ1oNxhphDkBR09BnQ1yuSdQ-7VsCRBfSOPSz_7val2_pO-TM_dOffEIKZ3eucCsWVYPUD0R5sWdPxzShtFMW9_0pRDq7nKX0rZLxe9ee-h2nmVxKLdHdsYMIetX_jsfkiYC_tEIVtb0ImoWdFK6YshJxw_67AMUDzRXFvyFSmSxZTQDGG1Z2kAqsK5QqSbl4u99tP-dunk96fTIsGwjxw_cn84hlQ2BBwxzxI8ela97plTtgcOh0tyOyYmajt7krUEs4Q6IcT5Zh7CrLcDb5kNqVyL5rBqXCk2LoVouw-fStQxJGCuXYVpcEzCJ3QR4DStU7l99qLokd13a_R_u_WtOSKEestgXniNxBOlR9R8spxJkMMH7shWYBWKvzqyPnMkImTWFQxGarymHte2DHiI42DMk82bM8XGTTCdlIjYWQHD1KlooljsQSBFbkxWB2wyNfI-eW0REbDKixPZR53s_49iKupOlVm4xYO99sUwyn5WzAeXn7t6o__dqt8r94z64PF24BVG2Fkk3WhnHVEHjkAkYgaTvQbm7oXwmTwF6Ha0j94DF2-fV1WlzRrws0DRrQ.YYRYPefyULdO6LtXW_QPJw.4e3a5f7d5a47e68a7e7f9321776bc71e382b8a7a36e0ed8b12e21a5cb04d4275
2018 link with the history of the First Christmas Tree with photos.
https://tacomahistory.live/2018/11/27/the-first-tree/
Closed as a movie theater on October 11, 1981 with “Paternity”.