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Priteca died in Seattle on 1 October 1971, at the age of 81. His first name was mistakenly recorded as "Bernard" on his death certificate. He was posthumously awarded honorary membership of the
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in 1910 and won a commission from him to design the San Francisco Pantages Theater (1911), the first of many so-named vaudeville and
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In all, Priteca designed 22 theaters for Pantages and another 128 for other theater owners. Notable theaters include the
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and the Royal College of Arts during this time. In 1909, he emigrated to the U.S. and settled in
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Biographical sketch of B. Marcus Priteca (with photographs) at Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society
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Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (2017). "Sources of information for the architects. B. Marcus Priteca".
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Sutermeister, Miriam (2017). "Chapter 32. B. Marcus Priteca". In Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (ed.).
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under architect Robert MacFarlane Cameron from 1904 to 1909, and earned degrees from the
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houses in what would become one of the largest theater chains in North America.
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on 23 December 1889. His nickname was "Benny". He served an apprenticeship in
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects
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Priteca also designed the 1934 Grandstand and Clubhouse of
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Chevra Bikur Cholim synagogue (1912) in Seattle, now the
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Benjamin Marcus Priteca was born into a Jewish family in
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Detail of Priteca's Chevra Bikur Cholim synagogue in
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Marcus Priteca

Glasgow
Seattle, Washington
FAIA
Alexander Pantages
Glasgow
Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
Seattle
vaudeville
Alexander Pantages
motion picture
Coliseum
Tacoma, Washington
Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Fresno, California
Pantages
Hollywood, California
Pacific Boulevard
Huntington Park, California
Admiral
West Seattle
Orpheum
Vancouver
Longacres Racetrack
Renton, Washington
Gregory Ain

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