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Empress Theatre
W. 4th Avenue,
Anchorage,
AK
99501
W. 4th Avenue,
Anchorage,
AK
99501
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The Empress Theatre opened in 1916, built for August Eugene “Cap” Lathrop and located on W. 4th Avenue. In 1917, a 2/11 Kimball organ was installed in the Empress Theatre (which was removed before the theatre closed in 1959).
The building was destroyed in the 1964 earthquake.
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The Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions give a seating capacity of 450.
Puget Sound Pipeline link with 14 photos of the Empress Theatre.
http://www.pstos.org/instruments/ak/anchorage/empress.htm
Opened July 1st, 1916. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed in 1959.