The Triple Door is a dinner theater, lounge and
music venue founded in the fall of 2003, located at 216 Union Street in
Seattle
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, Washington. The building often hosts concerts for
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,
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World music groups. The Triple Door is also notable for the numerous effective fundraisers it has held such as the
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation and The Triple Door Young Artists Fundraiser. One fundraiser had an
auction
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that raised around 1.15 million dollars for various children organizations.
History
The Triple Door is located on Union Street in the Mann building, the former home of the Embassy Theatre which was established as a movie theater when it opened in 1925. The Embassy Theatre maintained its title as an A-list theatre well into the fifties but slowly lost popularity in the sixties. In 1984 the extremist group The Order set off a pipe bomb in the Embassy as a diversion for robbing an armored car at the Northgate Mall. The Embassy Theater closed in 1984.
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The building was bought in 1999 by Rick and Ann Yoder, and renovations to improve the quality of live performances began in the fall three years later.Ottmar Liebert
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, The Courage, Natacha Atlas
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, Bassekou Kouyate
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, The Unthanks
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, Katie Herzig
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Katie Herzig was born in California to a musical family. When she was one year old, her family moved to Fort Co ...
, Greg Dulli
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, Alyse Black
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, Edwin McCain
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, and El Vez
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.
Recognition
The Triple Door has received awards for the quality of the lounge, wine
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, and performance from Pollstar
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History and profile
Founded in 1981 in Fr ...
, AOL, Seattle Weekly
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, Seattle Metropolitan, Outside Magazine
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, and National Geographic.Awards – Triple Door
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References
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Culture of Seattle
Music venues completed in 2003
Restaurants established in 2003
Restaurants in Seattle