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- Built as a silent-movie and vaudeville house by Seattle businessman L. N. Rosenbaum (1881-1956) and investors from the East Coast, the theater went through several changes of ownership during the twentieth century, and its stage and screen accommodated everything from first-run movies and Broadway musicals to rock bands and stand-up comics.
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Considered the most beautiful theatre built west of Chicago in the early 1900s, the Seattle Theatre opened its doors to the eagerly awaiting audience on March 1, 1928. Two years later the name change took place to the Paramount Theatre to remain consistent with the other owned Publix theaters.
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History. During the roaring twenties, particularly before the first "talkies" were invented in 1927, vaudeville and silent movies were the dominant form of national and local entertainment. Seattle alone had more than 50 movie palaces, the finest grouped together on 2nd Avenue.
May 11, 2012 · Built in 1928 at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, the Paramount Theatre (originally called the Seattle Theatre) has over its long history brought to town some of the most diverse entertainments the city has seen.
Seattle’s Paramount Theatre has enjoyed a long and storied history, beginning with its grand opening as the Seattle Theatre in March of 1928. Residents and visitors alike have been...
Paramount Theatre History. The Paramount Theatre, as it’s known today, started in the Roaring Twenties as Seattle Theatre. Before the talkies were invented, silent films were the most dominant form of popular entertainment. During that time, Seattle had over 50 movie palaces, with the finest grouped in one community.
