Gateway Theatre
112 Central Way,
Kirkland,
WA
98033
112 Central Way,
Kirkland,
WA
98033
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Additional Info
Functions: Sauna
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Jackson Theatre, Ring's Theatre, Theatre East
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Prior to 1918, Kirkland’s theatre was the Jackson Theatre. It was then purchased by J.E. Ring and reopened as Ring’s Theatre on October 17, 1918. Shortly thereafter in 1919 the name was changed to the Gateway Theatre. In 1926, the Kirkland Theatre Building, Inc. was formed and the theatre was rebuilt in brick. The new Gateway Theatre opened with a $10,000 Kimball pipe organ on November 23, 1926.
Disaster struck in 1930, when a fire seriously damaged the theatre. It was quickly repaired. The façade was completely remodeled in a streamlined fashion in 1936. Further remodelings in 1945 made it the way it appears today.
The Gateway Theatre went through many troubles in the 1950’s, closing for months at a time. it’s last movie was shown around 1958. In 1963 it was converted to a performance arts theatre and renamed Theatre East. It closed for good in 1968 and was converted to stores. By 2022 it was in use as a spa.
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Colin H.
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Recent comments (view all 3 comments)
There is a small interior photo on the current occupant’s site:
http://www.beadworldnw.com/
Here is an ad circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/mgmw5o
The address might be 112 rather than 110 Central Way based on comparisons of the archive photo with the actual location. The building which was formally the theatre is now a spa.