Westgate Theatre
3903 Sunnyside Avenue,
Edina,
MN
55424
3903 Sunnyside Avenue,
Edina,
MN
55424
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This small neighborhood theatre opened in 1937, and its architect was Perry E. Crosier, in association with the architectural firm Liebenberg & Kaplan. It was located in the town of Morningside, which later was annexed by Edina.
One of it’s claims to fame was it showed “Harold and Maude” from mid-1972 to June 1974 for 1,957 showings. Ruth Gordon appeared on stage for the one year anniversary and she and Bud Cort appeared for year two. The Westgate Theatre closed by Mann Theatres in 1977.
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Ralph Watschke
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What is the current use of the building now?
It is now a laundry and drycleaning business. The building, which had large additions built onto it, is whitewashed and nondescript. Anyone who looks at it now, and is unaware of its history, would likely never guess that part of it had once been a movie theater. The only visual clue to its past, if you know what you’re looking for, is a distinctive, elevated ‘art moderne’ shape to one end of the otherwise flat roofline where the long-gone marquee once was.
Some current pictures of the onetime Westgate Theatre:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/19802.html
The theater’s marquee and sign are visible in the background of this 1956 image:
http://tinyurl.com/ye8ho4