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Doug Holland@lemmy.world to Seattle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

SIFF won't re-open Egyptian Theater

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SIFF won't re-open Egyptian Theater

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Doug Holland@lemmy.world to Seattle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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SIFF announces it will end lease at historic movie theater
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SIFF Cinema Egyptian on Capitol Hill — known for decades as the Egyptian Theatre — will not reopen under SIFF ownership after flooding last year.
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  • neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    The Egyptian is a neat space, but it always seemed like it was held together with spit and duct tape. The seats were uncomfortable and the sound was terrible. It needed a pretty massive cash infusion to bring the place up to being just on-par with other venues in town.

    Capitol Hill can certainly support a first-run theater, but if one were to be designed today, I really don’t think it would look like a single-screen 550+ seat auditorium.

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
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      I have to grudgingly agree. Saw lots of terrific movies there dating back 40 years, but I usually came out with a crink in my neck.

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        Ah man, I kinda loved how weird it was. Also it was so close to my house haha

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    Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20251009190911/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/seattle-movie-theater-update-siff-will-end-lease-at-historic-egyptian/

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