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| Title | Paramount Theatre, 1947 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1947 |
| Caption | In the 1920s, large downtown theaters were the popular place to go for great entertainment. The Seattle Theatre, now known as the Paramount, opened in 1928 on Pine Street at Ninth Avenue. Like several other local theaters, the building also housed apartments and commercial space. When it opened, the Paramount seated over 3, 000 people and featured silent movies, stage acts, and organ and orchestral music.
This photo shows the Paramount in 1947. The theater was renovated in the 1990s for traveling Broadway shows, concerts, lectures, and other events. |
| Subjects | Motion picture theaters; Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.16682.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 47-6, 089 |
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