Narrows Theater
7116 6th Avenue,
Tacoma,
WA
98406
7116 6th Avenue,
Tacoma,
WA
98406
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Previously operated by: Galaxy Theatres
Functions: Live Performances
Previous Names: Tacoma Narrows Theater
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The Narrows Theater opened on January 3, 1949 with Jack Carson in “Romance on the High Seas” & Roy Rogers in “Under Californian Stars”. It had a 600 seat auditorium with Kroehler push-back opera seats and a soundproof infant’s crying room. Last operated by Galaxy Theatres as a discount house, it was closed on August 27, 1984 with Cameron Dye in “Joy of Sex” & “Cheech & Chong’s:The Corsican Brothers”.
Since 1994 this theater has been the home of the Tacoma Music Playhouse.
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According to The (Tacoma) News Tribune on Jan. 9, 1949:
Tacoma Narrows Theatre was about to open, the movie theater’s first movies would be “Northwest Stampede” in color, with Joan Leslie, Robert Craig and Jack Oakie; and “Give My Regards to Broadway” in color. This new movie theater was owned by Angelo and Regina Pecchia of Eatonville. The theater was located in the Highlands Community Center building on Sixth Avenue. It was said to be a modernistic showhouse, with a full confection and soft drink bar, ample parking, huge 600 seat auditorium with “Kroehler” push-back opera seats and a soundproof infant’s crying room.
Opened on January 3rd, 1949. Grand opening ad posted.
The Narrows Theatre opened on January 3, 1949 with “Romance on the High Seas” and “Under the California Stars.” Galaxy Theatres took on the aged Narrows, Bijou, Parkland, Rialto and Lakewood making them all sub-run discount houses with all but the Bijou ($2 price-point) at a dollar a ticket. Galaxy closed here as a dollar, discount sub-run on August 27, 1984 with a double-feature of “The Joy of Sex” and “The Corsican Brothers.” The next day’s ad simply said, “CLOSED.”