N&T Grand Illusion THEN2 April 5, 2023 2533 × 1456 Seattle Now & Then: the Grand Illusion Cinema, 1937 THEN2: In this 1966 view, facing south, stairsteps reach the structure that connects the site’s two buildings, It serves today as the Grand Illusion Cinema’s entrance and lobby. (Puget Sound Regional Branch, Washington State Archives)