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| Title | Admiral Theater interior, Seattle, ca. 1945 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1945 |
| Caption | The Admiral Theater in West Seattle opened January 22, 1942. This undated photo shows the interior of the theater, which was decorated in a nautical theme. Fluorescent murals showed undersea life and the ceiling was painted with signs of the zodiac. The movie theater had 1000 seats, which were equipped with a new push-back feature that allowed moviegoers to let others pass without getting out of their seats.
The theater is still in operation in 2011, located at 2343 California Avenue, in West Seattle's Admiral District. |
| Subjects | Motion picture theaters—Washington (State)—Seattle
Seating furniture—Washington (State)—Seattle
Zodiac |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1980.7021.3 |
| 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 | Chris Skullerud Collection on Seattle Area Theaters, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Chris Skullerud Collection on Seattle Area Theaters |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph 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. |
