# Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle, Washington

        Seattle's longest continually running independent cinema, founded in 1970 as The Movie House, is a volunteer-operated nonprofit landmark of the local film community.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Theaters and music
        - Best for: history, art, deep_dive, solo_travel, photography
        - Address: 1403 NE 50th St, Seattle, WA 98105
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/seattle/places/grand-illusion-cinema/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Blue Heron - The Grand Illusion Cinema](https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/blue-heron/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Calendar - The Grand Illusion Cinema](https://grandillusioncinema.org/calendar/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Stories in Place: Grand Illusion Cinema takes an intermission after 50 years of movie magic](https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2025/06/04/stories-in-place-grand-illusion-cinema-takes-an-intermission-after-50-years-of-movie-magic/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Support Us - Memberships & Giving - The Grand Illusion Cinema](https://grandillusioncinema.org/support/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [The Grand Illusion Cinema](https://grandillusioncinema.org); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [The Grand Illusion is Moving](https://grandillusioncinema.org/moving/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/seattle/places/grand-illusion-cinema.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.