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| Title | Admiral Theater, 1946 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1946 |
| Caption | The Admiral Theater opened on California Avenue SW in West Seattle in 1942. It was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, the architect of the Coliseum in downtown Seattle. Priteca gave the Admiral an Art Deco nautical look, with waves, anchors, stars, portholes, and ship's railings. The theater originally seated 1, 000 people, but was later divided in two and renamed the Admiral Twin.
This photo shows the front of the Admiral Theater in 1946. Moviegoers could see the main feature, "My Gal Sal, " along with a newsreel on atomic power. The atomic bomb had ended World War II the year before. |
| Subjects | Admiral Theater (Seattle, Wash.); Motion picture theaters |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.); West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.16606 |
| 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 46-1, 373 |
