Garland Theater

The Garland Theater is a single-screen cinema in Spokane's Garland District with 630 seats housed within a Streamline Moderne structure built from reinforced concrete, terra cotta, brick, and tile. The interior displays a distinctive color scheme of powder blue and Italian red, and an internal passage connects to the adjacent Bon Bon cocktail bar.

The cinema opened in 1945 as a Streamline Moderne building during America's post-war reconstruction era, when optimism shaped architectural design. Its architectural style and original details from this period have been preserved, telling the story of design from that era.

The theater serves as a central gathering place for residents of the Garland District, offering a shared space for film viewing and community connection. The venue has also attracted filmmakers working on various productions throughout the decades.

The cinema operates with modern projection equipment and affordable ticket prices, making film viewing accessible to different budgets. Nearby access to bars and dining options makes it easy to spend time before or after your film.

The building still preserves original germicidal lamps from its 1945 construction, a detail that shows how safety and cleanliness were understood at that time. These functioning safety features are a rare example of post-war technology rarely found in modern cinemas.