Pacific Northwest
Washington
Pierce

Pantages Theater

The Pantages Theatre or Jones Building in was designed by the architect B. Marcus Priteca. The theater was commissioned in 1916 by the theater manager Alexander Pantages and opened in January 1918.
Tap on a place
to explore it
broadwaycenter.org
Wikipedia
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Tacoma, Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Jones Building”, “RKO Orpheum Theater”, and “Roxy Theater”
  • Address: WA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rialto Theater and Urban Grace Church.

Theater building
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.
The Rialto Theatre in was built in 1918 to showcase movies. Its design reflects the affluence following World War I. It reflects the character of a palace and is the result of efforts by entrepreneur Henry T. is situated 340 feet west of Pantages Theater.

Church
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly First Baptist Church, was built in a Gothic Revival style in 1924 by Heath, Gove and Bell in , Washington. The building's 53 rooms include an auditorium with 1,250 seats, a 500-seat banquet hall with stage, a kitchen, nursery room, small chapel, choir rooms, and the pastor's study. is situated 530 feet west of Pantages Theater.

Historic site
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located on a bluff at the north end of Tacoma's business district, overlooking Commencement Bay. The and the Northern Pacific Office Building stabilize the northern boundary of the district and the Pantages Theatre/Jones Building just south of the district boundary, complements the Winthrop Hotel. is situated 690 feet north of Pantages Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Tacoma and Hilltop.

Quarter
Downtown is the central business district of , United States, located in the inner Northeast section of the city. It is approximately bounded east-west by A Street and Tacoma Avenue, and north-south by South 7th Street and South 25th Street.

Quarter
Photo: Jacobrosere, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Neighborhood is a historically diverse neighborhood in the , Washington Central District. The National Register of Historic Places specifies the geographic area of as located within the City of Tacoma and bounded on the east…

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, a major port on the , is the third-largest city in , with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.

Pantages Theater

Latitude
47.25507° or 47° 15′ 18″ north
Longitude
-122.44024° or 122° 26′ 25″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
84VV7H45+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 366028827
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Geo­Names ID
5806126
Wiki­data ID
Q20712322
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Pantages Theater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Pantages Theater” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Pantages Theater”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as New Tacoma and Stadium District.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 10th & Commerce Transit Center Zone A and 10th & Commerce Transit Center Zone G.

Washington: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, and Spokane.

Curious Buildings to Discover

Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pantages Theater”. Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.