I still have the Marx Brothers autographs that my mother got outside the stage door at the Paramount in the thirties. I used to work at Fahey-Brockman's in the 1960's. I saw the Great Escape at the old Colonial theater next to Manning's in 1963. I saw A Hard Days Night with the Beatles at the Orpheum theater. I saw Walk on the Wild Side at the Embassy theater. Loved the soda fountain in the Bartell's at Westlake. I used to walk around downtown unaccompanied as an eleven year old with no worries in the fifties.

I remember several of those classy theaters were still in existence in the 60's and 70's during my youth. I was lucky enough to catch at least a few movies in them before they disappeared. I loved downtown Seattle back then. Not so much today, though. It's not the fun, safe place it used to be.

Fabulous footage, really enjoyed the vaudeville acts. Couldn't believe the incredibly long crowds waiting to see Gone With The Wind; how beautifully everyone dressed back then.

Gotta love the 30s. You even got dressed up to stand in the bread line. ;-)

Very cool! I love how classy people used to dress to go see a show. My mind is kinda blown by the size of the Wrigley's spearmint gum neon sign. You can see a tiny man on the boy's arm apparently fixing the lights. He's barely discernible...

Wonderful! Wonderful!

this is really well done. Thank you so much! A fascinating look at Seattle

My mom and her sister were there during WWII, she said it was the greatest time of her life...dance,dance,dance

This is wonderful! I found some references in April-May 1937 The Seattle Daily Times for a Vaudeville show at the Palomar "staring two screen personalities Betty Burgess and Sonny Lamont" (just FYI if anyone else was wondering when that was)

I think Back in those days felt comfortable I can already feel it

It's sad that Great Northerns Rocky the Goat neon sign was removed in 1970 and not left there for historical reasons.

From the paint scheme on the Seattle Transit System trolley coaches and buses, I'd say this is mid to late 1940's. On my early trips to Seattle, I rode on the Great Northern Empire Builder and the North Coast Limited. It went to the King Street Depot in Seattle. Those were the glory days of famous named trains. I traveled first class in sleeping cars and ate in the dining cars. Wonderful memories. By the way, I enjoyed listening to the Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue.

Awesome work, Boys!

Added this to my favorites list and subscribed.

So great! This goes right up there with the vanishing Seattle slideshow at Dina Martina shows. Where did you find this footage?

Awh!... The Golden Years!... Seattle used to have such great neon signs... Now-a-days, most of the city's storefronts are covered with dingy, moss-ridden awnings, with terrible, generic typography.

Shane and Michael, this is just magical! A little love letter to this city, it's simply outstanding. Thanks for creating it. A question though, where was the auto-coaster located?

this country has lost it soul