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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Idaho » Boise » Blues Bouquet
Also known as Granada Theatre

Blues Bouquet

Boise, ID
1010 W. Main Street
, Boise, ID 83702 United States
(map)
208.440.6429
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Live Performances
Seats: 582
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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In the 1940's and 1950's the Blues Bouquet was known as the Granada Theatre and played second-run A movies or first-run B movies and as television began to take hold they would have dish night or some type of give-away to attract customers. Local history resources say that the Granada Theatre, which was built around 1906, was once named the Boz and then the Strand and at one time it had a hotel and bordello upstairs but all of this is beyond my years of expertise. Other downtown theatres around this time were the Boise, the Rialto and Rio, which sat side by side, and the Ada (Egyptian) and Pinney, Boise's premiere houses.

Since the late 1970's, the building has been home to the Blues Bouquet, which has been called the best place to hear live musical performances in Boise. Passing the building, you would never know that it once was a theater, as the marquee has been removed, but the original lobby tile and other clues such as its closed balcony remain inside.

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The Blues Bouquet-Boise, Idaho
Contributed by Ron Pierce

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The club is still going, although the related link no longer works.
http://tinyurl.com/47da3c
posted by ken mc on Sep 22, 2008 at 10:44am
Still going? Temporarily Closed That is probably the reason that the website isn't working. And the address is 1010 West Main Street.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 22, 2008 at 10:52am
This is from Boxoffice magazine in December 1951:

BOISE-The Granada Theatre has reopened with a new policy and Roger Mendenhall, owner of the Granada and Pinney theatres, announced the appointment of Jack Rhodes as manager. He will be assisted by Bob Wilson. Rhodes managed the Natatorium last summer with the assistance of Wilson. The Granada was closed during the summer for renovation but is now operating daily.
posted by ken mc on Jul 12, 2009 at 1:07pm
They didn't give the name of the usher?

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 12, 2009 at 1:13pm
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