PSTOS - The Golden Age: Washington Original Theatre Installations

Northwest Theatre Organ History: The Golden Age

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Washington Indicates photographs are included

= Theatre still exists and operates as a movie house and/or live theatre
= Building exists, but no longer operates as a theatre
= Demolished, or not yet investigated

= Original organ still installed and playable

Cities: Seattle Tacoma A B C E H K L M O P R S T V W Y

Seattle

		45th St. (Paramount, Guild 45th) Theatre - 2/6 Kimball
		5th Avenue Theatre - 4/18 Wurlitzer
		Alaska (Strand) Theatre - 3/23 Skinner
		Alhambra Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		American Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Arabian Theatre - 2/5 Kimball
		Bagdad Theatre - 3/8 Wurlitzer
		Blue Mouse Theatre - 2/10 Wurlitzer
		Broadway (Society) Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Capitol (Telenews) Theatre - 2/11 Kimball
		Cheerio (Queen Anne) Theatre - 2/5 Kimball
		Circuit Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		City Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Clemmer (Columbia) Theatre - 4/32 Estey & 2/10 Wurlitzer
		Coliseum Theatre - 4/32 Wurlitzer
		Colonial Theatre - 2/10 Wurlitzer
		Columbia Theatre - 2/5 Wood
		Dream Theatre - 2/9 Estey
		Egyptian Theatre - 2/16 Robert Morton
		Embassy Theatre - 2/9 Kimball
		Florence (Danz) Theatre - 2/6 Robert Morton
		Gala Theatre - 2/5 Smith
		Gateway Theatre (1925) - 2/4 Kimball
		Georgetown Theatre - 2/8 Kimball
		Granada (Egyptian) Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer
		Grand Theatre - 2/5 Kimball
		Grey Goose (Beacon) Theatre - 2/6 Wicks
		Heilig Theatre - 2/ Robert Morton
		Hollywood Theatre - 2/4 Wicks
		Jewell Theatre - 1/7 Estey w/ roll-player
		Lakeside Theatre - 2/5 Wood
		Liberty Theatre - 3/20 Wurlitzer
		Madison Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton
		Madrona Garden Theatre - 2/5 Smith-Geneva
		Maiden Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton
		Majestic (Roxy, Bay) Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton
		Melbourne Theatre - 2/8 Kimball
		Mission Theatre - 2/6 Kimball
		Montlake Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Music Box Theatre - 2/5 Robert Morton
		Music Hall (Fox) Theatre - 4/16 Robert Morton
		Neptune Theatre - 3/15 Kimball
		Olympic Theatre/Town & Country - 2/6 Robert-Morton
		Olympic/Woodland Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Orpheum Theatre - 3/13 Wurlitzer
		Palace Hippodrome Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Pantages (Palomar) Theatre - 2/16 Robert Morton
		Paramount (Seattle) Theatre - 4/20 Wurlitzer
		Portola (Admiral) Theatre - 2/6 Wicks
		Queen Anne Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton
		Ridgemont Theatre - 2/6 Kimball
		Royal Theatre - 2/4 Wicks
		Roycroft Theatre - 2/5 Robert Morton
		State (Rivoli) Theatre - 2/5 Bennett
		Uptown Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Venetian (Olympic) Theatre - 2/7 Kimball & 2/6 Wurlitzer
		Winter Garden (Progressive) Theatre - 2/9 Wurlitzer

Tacoma

		Apollo (Blue Mouse) Theatre - 2/5 Wurlitzer
		Colonial Theatre - 2/9 Wurlitzer
		Heilig Theatre (1927) - 2/4 Robert Morton
		K (Kay) Street Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Music Box (Tacoma, Broadway) Theatre - 3/14 Robert Morton
		Liberty (Riviera, Regent) Theatre - 2/5 Wurlitzer
		Pantages (Roxy) Theatre - 3/10 Robert Morton
		Park Theatre - 2/4 Wicks-Robert Morton
		Perunke (Sunset) Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Regent Theatre (1916) - 2/7 Wurlitzer
		Rex Theatre - Aeolian player w/ pipes
		Rialto Theatre - 3/15 Wurlitzer
		Temple Theatre - 2/9 Kimball
		Victory Theatre - 4/30 Moller
		Victory (Mission) Theatre - 2/5 Leathurby-Smith

Aberdeen

		D&R Theatre - 2/8 Kimball
		Weir (Rex) Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer

Anacortes

Empire Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Auburn

		Auburn Theatre - 2/3 Robert Morton
		Granada (Mission) Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton

Bellingham

		American (Beck's, Metropolitan) Theatre - 2/9 Robert Morton
		Avalon Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Bell Theatre - 2/ Kimball
		Dream (Star, Peoples) Theatre - / rollplayer
		Grand Theatre - 3/ Kimball
		Liberty (Edison, Egyptian) Theatre - 2/10 Wurlitzer & 2/7 Kimball
		Mt. Baker Theatre - 3/12 Wurlitzer

Bremerton

		Dream Theatre - 2/11 Estey
		Rialto Theatre - 2/8 Wurlitzer
		Union Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer

Camas

Liberty (Granada) Theatre - 2/8 Wood

Centralia

		Fox Theatre - 2/10 Wurlitzer - Morton
		Grand Theatre - 2/5 Robert Morton
		Liberty Theatre - 2/12 Kimball

Chehalis

		Chehalis Theatre - 2/8 Wicks-Robert Morton
		Liberty Theatre (1924) - 2/ Smith
		St. Helens (Fox) Theatre - 2/6 Kimball

Chelan

Ruby Theatre - 2/3 Photoplayer

Cle Elum

Cle Elum Theatre - 2/5 Wurlitzer

Edmonds

Edgemont (Princess) Theatre - 2/2 Morton

Ellensburg

Ellensburg Theatre - 2/5 Wurlitzer

Elma

Graham (Elma) Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer

Enumclaw

Liberty (Enumclaw) Theatre - 2/9 Leathurby-Smith

Everett

		Apollo Theatre - 2/10 Kimball
		Balboa Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Everett Theatre - 2/9 Kimball
		Granada (Rose) Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer
		Orpheum Theatre - 2/8 Kimball
		Star Theatre (1910) - 2/7 Kimball

Hillyard

Rialto Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer

Hoquiam

		Arcade Theatre - Photoplayer
		7th Street Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Liberty Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Kelso

		Paramount (Liberty) Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Vogue Theatre - 2/7 Wood

Kennewick

Liberty (Roxy) Theatre - 2/3 Wurlitzer

Kent

Kent Theatre - 2/8 Pavette

Kirkland

Gateway Theatre - 2/7 Kimball

Longview

		Columbia Theatre - 3/9 Kimball
		Peekin (Roxy) Theatre - 2/4 Morton

Montesano

Gwynn's (Amour) Theatre (1926) - 2/4 Robert Morton

Mt. Vernon

Lincoln Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer

Olympia

		Avalon Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Capitol Theatre - 2/9 Smith
		Olympic (Liberty) Theatre - 2/9 Wurlitzer
		Ray Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Omak

		Omak Theatre (1923) - 2/4 Robert Morton
		Red Apple Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton

Pasco

Liberty (Showbox) Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton

Pomeroy

Seeley Theatre - Photoplayer

Port Angeles

		Dream Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Lincoln Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer
		Mack (Olympian) Theatre - 3/10 Robert Morton

Pullman

Cordova Theatre - 2/6 Robert Morton

Puyallup

Liberty Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer

Raymond

		Raymond Theatre - 2/5 Wurlitzer
		Tokay Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Renton

		Grand Theatre - 2/4 Wicks-Robert Morton
		Renton-Hall Theatre - 2/4 Smith-Geneva

Sedro-Woolley

Dream Theatre - 2/5 Kimball

Shelton

Graham Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer

Snohomish

Brown (Smith) Theatre - 2/4 Kimball

Spokane

		American (Post Street) Theatre - 2/ Marr-Colton & 2/ Robert Morton
		Broadway Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer
		Clem Theatre - 2/4 Kimball
		Casino (Clemmer) Theatre - 2/8 Estey & 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Clemmer (Audion, State, Met) Theatre - 4/32 Kimball
		Fox Theatre - 3/13 Wurlitzer
		Hippodrome (Avalon) Theatre - 2/8 Robert Morton
		Liberty Theatre - 2/ Wurlitzer
		Majestic Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		Pantages (Orpheum) Theatre - 3/10 Robert Morton
		Ritz Theatre - 2/ Robert Morton

Sumner

Liberty Theatre (1924) - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Sunnyside

Antlers Theatre - 2/ Robert Morton

Toppenish

Liberty (Lois) Theatre - 2/4 Robert Morton

Vancouver

		Castle Theatre - 3/10 Wurlitzer
		Court (Vancouver) Theatre - 1/7 Estey
		Grand Theatre - 2/7 Kimball
		U.S. Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Waitsburg

Neace Theatre - 2/4 Wurlitzer

Walla Walla

		Arcade Theatre - 2/ Kimball & 2/5 Robert Morton
		Legion (Capitol) Theatre - 2/8 Wurlitzer
		Liberty (American) Theatre - 2/ Wurlitzer

Wenatchee

		Liberty Theatre - 2/7 Wurlitzer
		Rialto Theatre - 2/6 Wurlitzer

Yakima

		Capitol (Mercy, State) Theatre - 2/9 Wurlitzer
		Liberty Theatre - 2/8 Wurlitzer
		Majestic Theatre - 3/ Estey & 2/4 Wurlitzer
		Pantages Theatre - 2/ Robert Morton
		Rex Theatre - /
		Roxy Theatre - Photoplayer