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Toyo Cinema marquee, Seattle, July 1986
Order an ImageToyo Cinema was a movie theater near the intersection of Rainier Avenue S. and S. Orcas Street in Seattle. The building was completed in 1921 and first housed the American Theatre, and later the Beaux Arts Theater. In the mid-1960s, it became the Toyo Cinema, which primarily showed Japanese language films subtitled in English. The Toyo showed new releases, which often filled the theater, as well as classic Japanese movies. The Toyo closed around 1990, and the building was later home to Maxim's nightclub and restaurant. As of 2024, the Black and Tan Hall occupies this location.
This image taken in July 1986 shows the Toyo Cinema's marquee.
Image caption source: "Toyo Cinema," Vanishing Seattle, retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/vanishingseattle/posts/tbt-toyo-cinema-this-japanese-movie-house-was-located-on-rainier-ave-orcas-st-in/4237122493033673/.
This image taken in July 1986 shows the Toyo Cinema's marquee.
Image caption source: "Toyo Cinema," Vanishing Seattle, retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/vanishingseattle/posts/tbt-toyo-cinema-this-japanese-movie-house-was-located-on-rainier-ave-orcas-st-in/4237122493033673/.
ID Number: Lib1993.41.1.9.1
Date: 1986
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Mark Dempsey Seattle Theaters Collection, Lib1993.41.1.9.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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Entertainment