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Theater District / S 9th St

Stop 5 of 12 · Theater District

Get off here for a show. Broadway is a compact, walkable spine of restored theaters, restaurants, and small storefronts, and the station is in the middle of it.

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Where this stop sits on the line

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What you can walk to

Times are editor estimates from the platform at an unhurried pace. Hours and admission change — confirm with each place before you go.

See

  • 2 min

    Pantages Theater

    Restored 1918 vaudeville house; check the venue for what's on.

  • 3 min

    Rialto Theater

    Second of the Broadway-district historic theaters.

  • 6 min

    Tacoma Armory

    Castle-like brick armory used as an event venue.

Eat & drink

  • 2 min

    Broadway restaurants

    The densest pre-show dining in the city.

Outdoors

  • 5 min

    Spanish Steps

    Terraced public stairway connecting Broadway down to Commerce St.

Walks that start near here

The Museum Mile

1.4 miles · Easy

Five institutions and the Bridge of Glass on one flat corridor between Union Station and the Museum of Glass.

Stadium & North Slope historic loop

2.6 miles · Hilly

Victorian and Craftsman blocks, Wright Park, and the castle above Commencement Bay.

Riding the whole line?

Our one-day itinerary strings the best stops together in order, with the walks that fit between them.

One day on the T Line

Fares, hours, and service changes are set by Sound Transit — confirm at soundtransit.org. Every place above is also pinned on the interactive map.