In 1924, vaudeville magnate Alexander Pantages built this theater at the corner of Fifth Avenue and B Street. B. Marcus Priteca, the official architect of Pantages’ theater empire. Responsible for the design and remodeling of over 200 Pantages theaters, Priteca became nationally recognized as an expert in modern, high-quality theater design.
- Pantages Theatre nearing completion
- Pantages Theatre exterior of building, 1924
- Pantages Theatre 1924 Lobby
- Pantages Theatre view from balcony
- Pantages Theatre marquee
- Pantages Theatre ceiling
- Pantages Theatre stage
- Pantages Theatre box office
- Pantages Theatre signs-scenery
- Pantages Theatre Operalogue
- Pantages Theatre Marcus Priteca, architect (left), Mr and Mrs. Alexander Pantages (center)
- Pantages Theatre box seats
- Pantages Theatre lighting booth
- Orpheum Theatre Pantages becomes the RKO Orpheum, 1929
- Orpheum Theatre “Esther Williams, Durante, Melchior – This Time for Keeps”
- Orpheum Theatre 1931
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