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Tacoma Theater (Tacoma, Wash.), alley elevation
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| Title | Tacoma Theater (Tacoma, Wash.), alley elevation |
| Architects | Wood, J. M., b. 1841
Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931 |
| Associate Architect | Heide, A. F. |
| Client | Tacoma Opera House Company |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1889 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink on drafting cloth: 86 x 105 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 902-14 Broadway |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten on drawing:
Elevation of Alley Front
The Tacoma Theater
J.M. Wood, Theatrical Architect, Chicago, Ill.
Scale: 1/4" to 1' |
| Building Style | Richardsonian Romanesque
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| Building Notes | Tacoma's grand opera house, the Tacoma Theater, was built in 1889 by the Tacoma Opera House Company and opened Jan. 13, 1890. The building covered a full city block and was touted as the "largest stage on the Pacific Coast" at 67 feet by 42 feet, 55 feet to loft, and a capacity of 1,800. Although the principal architect was Chicagoan J.M. Wood, San Francisco architect John Galen Howard is credited with designing the exterior, and Sydney Lowell the interiors. Major stars such as Al Jolson, Sarah Bernhardt, Harry Houdini, Eddy Peabody, Harry Kahne, and Buster Keaton performed there. It was remodeled for motion pictures, by architects Heath, Grove & Bell, and renamed the Broadway Theater in 1927. It was renamed the Music Box Theater in 1933 until it was destroyed by fire on May 1, 1963. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Tacoma Theatre (Tacoma, Wash.); Theaters--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0708
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | J.M. Woods Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
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