Anzier Theatre |
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Address |
2203 East Madison Street |
Opening Night Seating Capacity |
unknown |
Original Theatre Owner |
Prentis I. Frazier
Clarence Anderson
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Original Theatre Architect |
unknown |
Years of Operation |
Opened in 1925 |
Type of Musical Accompaniment |
unknown |
Current Status |
Demolished |
Anzier Theatre opened in 1925 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, which was notable as it was an African-American owned business. The venue was later renamed the Gala Theatre; which eventually closed in 1941.
On 27 December 1942, the theatre reopened as the Savoy Ballroom by entrepreneur Lemuel Honeysuckle as a music venue. As a member of The Bumps Blackwell Junior Band, a young Quincy Jones played several times at the Savoy in the mid-1940s.
The venue would later be renamed the Eastside Hall and later again, Birdland. The building was demolished in 1965.
References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 590.
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