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Building History

The Peoples Theatre began its operations as a shady box-house in 1891, and continued in business until political reform movements helped to close it down on two occasions in 1894 and, finally, in 1904. It occuipied a basement location at the corner of Washington Street South and 2nd Avenue South, and, under the management of John Considine (1868–1943), became one of the leading prostitution centers in Pioneer Square between 1891-1894, and from 1898 until its demise in 1904. In 1903, the Peoples Theatre operated at 121 South 2nd Avenue in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood; below Yesler Way, was the so-called Tenderloin section of Pioneer Square, an area loaded with saloons, gambling parlors and brothels.

The Peoples and the Comique Theatre (at 410 South 5th Avenue) had the same owner in 11/1903. The Theatre Comique had had three different locations, this being the third.

PCAD id: 18562