Main Street Theatre
319 Main Street South,
Sauk Center,
MN
56378
319 Main Street South,
Sauk Center,
MN
56378
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The Main Street Theatre is located on Main Street between Sinclair Lewis Avenue and 4th Street. The theatre was opened in 1939. Since its opening is has only had two owners.
It went through some remodels over the years but with a grant from the state is has been restored to its original deco.
The front of the theatre is a beautiful art deco with a large rounded marquee. The vertical is unique in itself with a square at the top with the word “Main” and the vertical itself spells out “Street”. There is a comet that goes from the roof of the theatre to the underside of “Main” on the vertical all in neon in red and yellow. The under side of the marquee is lined with hundreds of single lights. This is really an eye catching theatre by all means.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Here is a more recent photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lwo3r
Here is a 2007 photo.
This theater now has six screens.
This is a 2008 photo.
Here is a 1941 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/5bhxoe
1980 photo of the Main Street Theatre. Notice the Sears Catalogue Store next to the theatre in the photo. also a thing of the past.
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1987 photo of the Main Street theatre.
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Note: in the 1987 photo it shows that somewhere along the time between 1980 and 1987 the Main Street was twinned. Need to change the header to Twin.
Couple things that need to be changeed. In the header the Sauk Center should be changed to Sauk Centre when I submitted this theatre I mispelled Centre. Also according to the Sauk Herald the Main Street Thetre is now a 6 screen theatre.
Header needs to be updated to 6 screens, Center needs to be changed to Centre. Current phone number 320.352.3596
Here is an August 1978 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yg4xsmm
2008 photo of the Main Street Theatre.
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