Uptown Theaters

Curated by Anne Drolet

Introduction to Uptown Movie Theaters

During the early 20th century, storefront nickelodeons gave way to stand-alone buildings where both movies and vaudeville acts were on display. While there were ornate movie “palaces” in downtown areas, there also were smaller, usually less fancy…

The (New) Calhoun Theater

Opened: May 1, 1915 Redesigned and Expanded: January 1916. Architect: Clifford T. McElroy Original owner: Calhoun Theater Company Contractor: David Comb and Sons Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance Revival The Calhoun Theatre -– also known…

New Lagoon Theater

Landmark Lagoon Cinema 1320 Lagoon Ave, Opened: February 16, 1995 Owner: Landmark Theaters Architectural style: Postmodern with Neoclassical accents The Landmark Theater Corporation built the Lagoon Cinema in 1995 to be the “sister theater” to…

Uptown Theater (formerly The Lagoon)

Original architects: Buechner and Orth Contractor: Fleisher Construction Co. Architectural Style: Neoclassical Architects of 1939 renovation: Liebenberg & Kaplan Architectural style: Streamlined Moderne Originally called The Lagoon when it…

Granada/Suburban World Theater

The Granada Theater 3020 Hennepin Avenue Opened: 1928 Architect: Liebenberg and Kaplan Owners: Rubenstein and Kaplan / Finkelstein and Ruben Contractor: William Berg Reopened as The Suburban World, 1954 Owner: Ted Mann Marquee redesign:…

Lyndale Theater

The Lyndale 2934 Lyndale Ave So. Opened: May 5, 1915 Architect: A. L. Garlough Original owner: George Ashworth Building contractor: A.E. Rydlun This was called The Lyndale Theatre, The New Lyndale or just The Lyndale at various times. It was…