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901 BROADWAY, TACOMA

• 95 images. Pantages Theater Wm. Jones / Alexander Pantages, builder B. Marcus Priteca, arch. E.W. Houghton, supt. of construction R. Pearson, supt. of construction D. Kean, engineer -Louis XVI interior -site includes 901-09 Broadway, 902-10 Commerce St., 214-18 So. 9th St. -"Tacoma's theater beautiful" -also known as the Jones Bldg. -opened 1/7/1918 -known as the RKO Pantages from Aug. 1929 to July 1930 -known as the RKO Orpheum from Aug. 1930 to Aug. 1932 -became the Roxy Theater in Sept. 1932 -added to Tacoma Register by Resolution No.23292, 4/1/1975 -added to National Register 11/7/1976 -rededicated after restoration 2/12/1983 -partial plans at TPL SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File
• TDL 5/21/1916 p.9 Pantages gives success recipe
• TDL 6/3/1916 p.2 Pantages Theater deal all closed
• TDL 6/4/1916 p.28 Permits for razing Jones Block given
• TDL 8/13/1916 p.6 Pantages building will have basement
• TDL 9/17/1916 p.21 Start walls for new Jones Block; pour concrete from six-story elevator (il of concrete pouring tower)
• TDL 10/21/1916 p.3 Unique street stunt attracts big crowd T.Tribune 12/3/1916 p.30 One more story for Jones Block TNL 1/7/1917 p.10 Buy terra cotta for Tacoma block TNL 3/18/1917 p.26 (sketch) TNL 4/15/1917 p.24 Steel work in Jones Building, showing how gallery of Pantages Theater will be supported (il) TNL 5/27/1917 p.21 Terra cotta going on Jones Building TNL 8/19/1917 p.24 Plasterers busy on new Pantages (il under construction) TNL 10/7/1917 p.13 Jones Building nears completion (il of roof) TNL 12/30/1917 p.5 New Pantages to open Jan. 7 (Pantages and Priteca inspect bldg.) TNL 1/6/1918 p.18 Pantages gets fine talent to open TDN 1/7/1918 p.9-12 Pantages Theater and Jones Building opens today (il) TDN 1/8/1918 p.8 New Pantages resplendent on opening night TNL 1/13/1918 p.D3 Opening of new Pantages is brilliant affair
• TDL 11/17/1918 p.A12 Pantages Theater well ventilated
• TDL 8/22/1920 p.A1 Roosevelt in Tacoma hits G.O.P. (visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt)
• TDL 11/26/1922 p.E7 Latest in decorative art beautifies theater here (interior decoration by Heinsberger Decorating Co.)
• TDL 7/15/1923 p.H3 Pantages doorman since 1908, is still smiling "welcome" (il of Jos. S. DeRoche)
• TDL 10/21/1923 p.A7 Sanitary Barber Shop is improved p.C2 (interior il of Sanitary Barbershop at 218 So. 9th St.)
• TDL 2/6/1924 p.1 Tacoma to honor Wilson (memorial services in theater for Woodrow Wilson)
• TDL 10/21/1924 p.1 Arbuckle act is called off (Tacoma Board of Censors bans appearance of Fatty Arbuckle)
• TDL 1/25/1925 p.H2,H4 Pantages ushers in new program (continuous entertainment of combined film and vaudeville from noon to midnight)
• TDL 4/8/1925 p.11 (il)
• TDL 8/2/1925 p.H4 Pantages Theater installing new Robert-Morton organ
• TDL 8/30/1925 p.H2 Eight winsome usherettes at the Pantages in their attractive new uniforms (il)
• TDL 9/6/1925 p.A3 Pictures replace Pan vaudeville
• TDL 9/15/1925 p.3 (appearance by movie star Baby Peggy)
• TDL 9/27/1925 p.A11 Real "Charleston" in Ledger contest p.H2 Vaudeville is Pan offering
• TDL 4/4/1926 p.H2 (ad for "Big Indoor Circus")
• TDL 8/22/1926 p.H2 (ad for "Lost Battalion" made in consultation with former commander Brig. Gen. Alexander of Fort Lewis)
• TDL 8/23/1926 p.8 Reception for General Alexander
• TDL 8/24/1926 p.1 Brig. Gen. Alexander honored at banquet
• TDL 11/28/1926 p.H2 Pantages circuit to celebrate twenty-sixth anniversary ... (il)
• TDL 12/5/1926 p.H2 (ad for appearance of Babe Ruth)
• TDL 12/7/1926 p.9 Winning all-time team picked by baseball star
• TDL 1/30/1927 p.H2 (ad for Pantages Celebration Week)
• TDL 2/6/1927 p.H2 (ad for "Wings of the Storm" filmed at Mount Tacoma)
• TDL 2/19/1927 p.2 (ad for appearance of heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney)
• TDL 6/9/1927 (ad for appearance by the Hilton Siamese twins, Daisy & Violet Hilton)
• TDL 7/31/1928 p.3 (ad for appearance by the Mexican Cossacks motorcycle troop)
• TDL 3/31/1929 p.C6 Pantages to inaugurate new policy (Western Electric sound equipment being installed)
• TDL 4/4/1929 p.7 (ad for "Shakedown", first talkie at Pantages)
• TDL 4/7/1929 p.C7 Pantages to show first sound film ("Submarine")
• TDL 8/19/1929 p.1 Curtain down on Pan time (R.K.O. purchases theater)
• TDL 9/15/1929 p.A9 Huge crowd at new Orpheum
• TDL 8/21/1930 p.8 Pantages' name is to be erased; theater to be known now as RKO Orpheum
• TDL 9/28/1930 p.D6 (mention of organ)
• TDL 10/12/1930 p.D8 (permit taken for renovation and marquise change)
• TDL 3/29/1931 p.B8 RKO sound truck coming here Monday (il)
• TDL 8/27/1931 p.9 (ad for appearance by comedian Bob Hope)
• TDL 1/19/1932 p.1 Citizens will join in great meeting today ("Lick Unemployment" campaign)
• TDL 9/18/1932 p.A8 New Roxy to open this week; Jensen-Von Herberg to offer first run movies in former RKO
• TDL 9/25/1932 p.A3 Roxy Theater opens Friday (with "Sporting Age" starring Jack Holt and with a Mickey Mouse cartoon)
• TDL 9/30/1932 p.7 Roxy Theater, completely remodeled, opens today
• TDL 10/1/1932 p.2 BIg crowd on hand as Roxy opens
• TDL 11/6/1932 p.A9 Meet champ canines
• TDL 5/14/1933 p.A1 Schumann-Heink laughs at those who give her pity
• TDL 8/18/1933 p.2 (ad for "Tugboat Annie")
• TDL 8/19/1932 p.2 Colorful premiere at Roxy T.Times 12/12/1935 Hamrick and Edris take over theater
• TDL 12/13/1935 p.1 John Hamrick new owner of Roxy T.Times 10/25/1938 p.16 "Great Lester" is ex-Tacoman (appearance) T.Times 10/27/1938 p.10 Great Lester "cuts" up tonight
• TNT 3/10/1939 p.24 Modern shine parlor (interior il of Victor's Shoe Parlor at 907 Broadway) T.Times 3/10/1939 p.7 New modern shine parlor ... (interior il)
• TNT 4/4/1939 p.1 First of holy week services held at Roxy
• TNT 6/21/1939 p.7 Jones Bldg. has face washed (il)
• TNT 5/19/1940 p.A7 Maurmann firm remodels store (Maurmann Jewelry Co. at 905 Broadway)
• TNT 7/17/1940 p.7 New restaurant fine achievement (interior il of Lane Grill at 902-04 Commerce St.) T.Times 7/17/1940 p.2 Grand opening (interior il of the Lane Grill)
• TNT 10/16/1940 p.5 (ad for world premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again")
• TNT 10/18/1940 p.1 City opening arms for "Tugboat Annie"
• TNT 10/19/1940 p.1 Tacomans sail with "Annie"
• TNT 2/5/1941 p.9 Opening Thursday (interior il of Lane Grill)
• TNT 5/15/1941 p.5 Nisqually project work being rushed (public uilities engineering staff leases top floor)
• TNT 6/14/1942 p.A6 (ad for appearance by Johnny Sheffield)
• TNT 10/19/1942 p.7 Reconditioned (interior il)
• TNT 4/4/1943 p.B11 (ad for Jones Bldg. office space) (il)
• TNT 2/13/1945 p.1 Roxy Theater building sold to Norton Clapp
• TNT 6/16/1947 p.9 (ad for "Its a Wonderful Life", starring James Stewart)
• TNT 7/7/1948 p.8 Tom (Makras) proud of his new "Paradise" (remodeling of the Paradise Candy Shop / Paradise Confectionery)
• TNT 4/14/1949 p.B10 Small wonder film realistic ("King of Kings", with earthquake scenes, playing during Tacoma earthquake)
• TNT 9/26/1949 p.14 Popular organist (il of Arnold Leverenz at the Wurlitzer)
• TNT 2/14/1951 p.19 Grand opening (il of Lane's Cocktail Lounge at 902 Commerce St. after remodeling by Ketner Bros., Inc., contr.)
• TNT 10/16/1951 p.19 (ad for the motion picture "The Day the Earth Stood Still")
• TNT 3/2/1952 p.A16 Air raid shelters ...
• TNT 9/11/1952 p.C4 Meet Piper Laurie
• TNT 2/22/1953 p.C13 (ad for "3 dimension motion pictures")
• TNT 4/22/1953 p.21 Jones Building transferred - to same owner
• TNT 6/17/1954 p.B2 (ad for the motion picture "Them")
• TNT 5/8/1955 Roxy will close for renovation
• TNT 5/15/1955 p.D18 Roxy gets new look (sketch of proposed remodeling by Carlson- Eley-Grestad, arch.)
• TNT 6/16/1955 Grand reopening of Roxy Theater Friday (remodeling by Carlson-Eley- Grestad, arch. and Ketner Bros., contr.)
• TNT 3/13/1956 p.14 (ad for motion picture "Invasion of the Body Snatchers')
• TNT 7/17/1956 p.8 Bottle cap matinee
• TNT 7/23/1956 p.4 (ad for motion picture "Godzilla")
• TNT 8/6/1956 p.5 Gala opening (interior il of Lane's Restaurant at 902 Commerce St.)
• TNT 10/7/1958 p.24 (ad for the motion picture "The Blob")
• TNT 1/20/1959 p.6,7 Geehan opens classic downtown restaurant (interior il of the Kopper Kart Broiler & Kopper Kup Lounge at 902 Commerce St.)
• TNT 3/11/1959 p.A10 New gimmick in horror show at Roxy (motion picture "House on Haunted Hill')
• TNT 8/18/1959 p.15 41-year-old sweets shop will close (Paradise Candy Co.) (il of operator Tom Makres)
• TNT 11/20/1959 p.16,17 New lunch spot on Broadway (The Pink Tulip opens at 903 Broadway)
• TNT 1/17/1960 Vaudeville on the Pantages time; circuit's old days recalled
• TNT 8/18/1960 p.A9 (ad for the motion picture "Psycho')
• TNT 3/1/1961 p.A11 Italian cafe opens doors (interior il of Viafore's Italian Restaurant at 902 Commerce St.)
• TNT 6/22/1961 p.4 Runaway car crashes into theater (il)
• TNT 2/14/1962 p.A7 Santo's will have opening on Thursday (Santo's Italian American Restaurant opens at 902 Commerce St.)
• TNT 10/28/1962 p.A8 ... approved for fallout shelters
• TNT 12/10/1963 p.6 Runaway car smashes front of theater
• TNT 1/5/1968 p.1 Downtown building sold to Portland syndicate (il)
• TNT 12/17/1974 Time Machine (il)
• TNT 12/22/1974 Pantages Theatre, home of early-day vaudeville here
• TNT 12/22/1975 Old Roxy could be center for the arts
• TNT 3/24/1977 p.A6 A time to remember the age of vaudeville
• TNT 3/27/1977 p.E6 Alexander Pantages, the man
• TNT 4/13/1977 Council has eyes on Roxy (il)
• TNT 2/3/1978 City negotiating for Roxy as center for performing arts (il)
• TNT 4/7/1978 p.A3 Modeling job no problem (theater interior studied to help reconstruct theater in Yakima)
• TNT 6/16/1978 "Star Wars" has attracted 71 per cent adult audience
• TNT 12/6/1978 City, Roxy owners settle price
• TNT 12/19/1979 Pantages outlook report enthusiastic 133.109797 D978G p.85 720.28 L235L Spring 1980 p.5; Spring 1982 p.30 Fall 1982 p.15 Pantages Center opens February 12 (il) 720.28 T119TR p.74-76 (rehab c.1982-83 by Richard F. McCann, arch. and Eberharter & Grant, contr.) (il) Tacoma Weekly 6/23/2021 p.1 Big change in management coming for downtown theaters (int il) 725.8 M126A 725.82 T119T 792.097 M431MA 792.7 P195P 792.7 T119T 979.7 B868B p.134 979.7788 AL566T p.52-54 (il) 979.7788 D275T (il)
• Year Built: 1917
• Decade Built: 1910s
• On City State National Historic Register

Abbreviation Key GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune

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