Alpine Theatre
907 Front Street,
Leavenworth,
WA
98826
907 Front Street,
Leavenworth,
WA
98826
1 person
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Nearby Theaters
The Alpine Theatre is listed in the 1930 Polk City directory then in the November 20, 1954 edition of Boxoffice, the later stating that the theatre have been retrofitted for CinemaScope. It was still open in 1972.
Contributed by
john coursey
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 2 comments)
The Alpine theater was probably at 907 Front Street, though there’s a slight chance it was at 913. It was still open at least as late as 1972, but gone by the early 1980s. I can’t tell if the building at 907 is the same one the theater was in, though it might be, as beginning in the mid-1960s the town was extensively remodeled in a Bavarian style and virtually none of its old buildings are recognizable. If the Alpine was at 913 the building is definitely gone, though. There’s an undated photo (possibly 1940s-‘50s) I’ll upload, with the theater at far left.
My parents, Ted and Viola Wilson, owned the Alpine Theatre in the late 1930s until about 1942. Ted ran the projector, and Viola worked in the ticket booth and supervised the refreshment bar. They had one employee, “Dolly,” who showed the customers to their seats with her flashlight. Viola and Dolly wore glamorous blue silk pant suits. I don’t know the exact location of the building. I have only seen one photograph of the theatre building. My parents decided to move to Seattle so Ted could work at Boeing to help with the war effort, so they sold the theatre.