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Anzier Theatre  
Address 2203 East Madison Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity unknown
Original Theatre Owner Prentis I. Frazier
Clarence Anderson
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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