Kitty corner to each other in downtown Seattle.
The Camlin opened October 31st, 1926.
The Paramount opened March 1st, 1928.
The architect for the Camlin was Carl Linde, a one time brewery builder. He designed the edifice to resemble an Italian castle. Composed of 93 apartments, each contained the latest conveniences: “shower baths”, dinettes, kitchenettes. The penthouse occupied the entire 11th floor.
Originally the Seattle Theatre, the Paramount was renamed in the 1940's. A 2,807 seat theatre, it was designed by the firm Rapp & Rapp (Paramount Building on Times Square) in collaboration with Benjamin Marcus Priteca (Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Centre, Seattle) as a venue for film and vaudeville.
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