Paramount Theatre and vaudeville-era lore

The Paramount Theatre opened in 1928 as a vaudeville and movie palace and remains an active performance venue in downtown Seattle. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has hosted theatrical productions, concerts, and film events for nearly a century. Local lore includes anecdotal reports of backstage hauntings tied to its long theatrical history; those accounts are part of oral tradition and are unverified.