Seattle's Orpheum Theatre opened August 25, 1927, and was heralded as one of the finest vaudeville and "photoplay" houses on the West Coast. Designed in Spanish Renaissance style by the famous architect B. Marcus Priteca, the building stood at the corner of 5th and Stewart until 1967, when it was destroyed for construction of the Washington Plaza Hotel.
This pen and ink drawing features the exterior of the Orpheum Theater at 1900 5th Avenue in Seattle.
Handwritten on verso: Sketch NOT by Ben.
Caption information source: "Priteca, B. Marcus (1889-1971)," by Eric L. Flom, HistoryLink.org Essay 8815 Caption information source: http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/17262
ID Number: 1980.7021.62.3
Date: Circa 1927
Physical Description: 1 illustration : color ; 6.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Chris Skullerud Collection on Seattle Area Theaters, 1980.7021.62.3
