The story
Paul Allen saved his childhood movie palace from becoming a rock-climbing gym and installed the world's first commercial laser projector.
Everything that was here
- 1963–present · still open
Seattle CineramaTheater
Paul Allen saved his childhood movie palace from becoming a rock-climbing gym and installed the world's first commercial laser projector.
See the map in 1964 → - 1963–present · still open
SIFF Cinema Downtown (formerly Cinerama)Theater
Paul Allen saved this theater from demolition in 1998, restoring it to one of only three Cinerama theaters operating worldwide.
See the map in 1964 → - 1956–1990
Rosellini's Four-10Restaurant
The 1962 World's Fair was allegedly dreamed up in the bar of this Italian restaurant where the governor's cousin greeted every guest by name.
See the map in 1957 →
Nearby history
The Crocodile Cafe (original location)
2200 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 · 358 m away
The Crocodile Cafe
2200 2nd Avenue · 400 m away
Space Needle
400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109 · 455 m away
The Dog House Restaurant
2230 7th Avenue · 477 m away
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
325 5th Avenue North · 531 m away
The Edgewater Hotel
2411 Alaskan Way · 639 m away
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