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A44122-1
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- 1949-08-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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This was how the newly opened Broadway Theater at 916-18 Broadway appeared on August 1, 1949. A new neon sign had been added to signal the name change which occurred on Friday, July 22nd. There had been a motion picture theater at this location since 1914, when the Colonial Theater opened with Charlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler in "Tillie's Punctured Romance." In 1934 it became the Beverly Theater, and in 1945 it was the Telenews Theater. One of the signs in front of the Broadway, managed by L. E. Allen, advertised the "Early Bird Matinee" for 25 cents.
Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;