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Supr8 commented about Skyway Theatre on Aug 30, 2022 at 9:26 pm

It’s open but not as a movie theater. Does that qualify for it to be designated “open” for the purposes of the site?

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Supr8 commented about Lyceum Theatre on Nov 4, 2018 at 3:38 pm

Demolition was closer to 1973 or 1974. Orchestra Hall was open with shows in 1975.

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Supr8 commented about Gopher Theatre on Jul 4, 2015 at 5:02 pm

Here is a proper photo of the Gopher. From 1938:

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10361908

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Supr8 commented about Gopher Theatre on Jun 16, 2015 at 3:39 pm

The “Gopher” visible on the postcard on display at the time of this comment is not the theater, it’s a similarly and unrelated café. The theater is technically – but not practically – visible on the card. Both establishments were on the east side of Hennepin; the theater was between 6th and 7th Streets while the café was between 8th and 9th. This card is looking north from 10th.

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Supr8 commented about Minnesota Theater on Jan 14, 2012 at 12:39 am

The remaining portion of the theater was the home of WCCO-TV/4 until the station moved to 11th & Nicollet in 1983, after which the structure was converted to office space. KSTP-TV was never located here.

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Supr8 commented about World Theatre on Jun 19, 2011 at 2:59 am

Here’s some trivia about The World and/or Academy (Shubert) theaters: Purple Rain was filmed in Minneapolis, including a lot of scenes at the First Avenue nightclub directly across 7th Street (the former Greyhound bus depot). The scene in which Jerome Benton dumps a woman in a trash bin was shot in the alley next to one or both of the theaters.

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Supr8 commented about Lyceum Theatre on May 31, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Here’s another photo, from 1912. Select page 116 at left: View link

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Supr8 commented about Skyway Theatre on Dec 28, 2008 at 11:25 am

Ken, what was the craigslist item? CL ads expire.

Here’s a photo of the theater from late summer July 2007:

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