| Colonial Theatre |
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| Address |
1515 4th Avenue |
| Opening Night Seating Capacity |
700 |
| Original Theater Owner |
unknown |
| Original Theater Architect |
unknown |
| Years of Operation |
unknown (operating circa 1914 through at least 1931) |
| Type of Musical Accompaniment |
Kimball theater pipe organ (1914-1919)
Wurlitzer theater pipe organ (1919-1931) |
| Current Status |
Demolished |
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The Colonial Theatre installed a Kimball theater pipe organ in 1914 (presumably the year of opening). Organist Jesse Crawford played at the Colonial Theatre in 1914. A Wurlitzer theater pipe organ replaced the Kimball in 1919.
Showing 1-3 December 1929, Salute (1929); 4-7 December 1929, The Isle of Lost Ships (1929); 8 December 1929, Twin Beds (1929).
A Borders Books & Music retail store occupies the approximate former location of the Colonial on the west side of 4th Avenue, north of Pike Street.
References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 590 : Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1 December 1929, p. 8E; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2 December 1929, p. 13; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4 December 1929, p. 15; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7 December 1929, p. 7 : Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website.
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