Comments about Five Flags Center in Dubuque, IA

Joe Vogel on October 3, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Although the former Majestic Theater is part of the Five Flags Center, the theater itself is billed as the Five Flags Theater (move Street View closer and see the name on the windows.)

Encyclopedia Dubuque has pages for the Majestic Theatre, which features three interior photos, and for the Orpheum Theatre, which has a photo showing the facade.

The line in the introduction saying that the Majestic was modeled after the original Moulin Rouge in Paris doesn’t make sense, as this is what the original Moulin Rouge looked like.

Gerald A. DeLuca on March 10, 2011 at 2:38 pm

The first all-talking movie, Lights of New York, began a run at the Majestic Theatre on August 5, 1928.
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lostmemory on October 19, 2008 at 11:55 am

Another photo can be seen here.

lostmemory on September 24, 2008 at 5:36 pm

Here are the twelve photos mentioned above from the Library of Congress.

lostmemory on August 15, 2008 at 11:50 am

This is a nice color photo of the Five Flags Center.

lostmemory on February 15, 2008 at 4:10 am

Nice photo of a street.

kencmcintyre on February 14, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Here is another LOC photo, no date given:
http://tinyurl.com/2mrqwe

kencmcintyre on December 5, 2007 at 5:25 pm

Here’s another view from a different LOC page:
http://tinyurl.com/2uk89g

kencmcintyre on December 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm

Here is one of the Library of Congress photos from Ed Wilke’s link. There are twelve if you happen across the site:
http://tinyurl.com/34er8t

kencmcintyre on November 9, 2007 at 5:23 pm

Here is the official website:
http://tinyurl.com/yrup33

lostmemory on July 17, 2007 at 8:10 pm

Here is a postcard view of the Majestic Theater.

edwilke on February 16, 2007 at 3:03 pm

Here is a link:
View link

lostmemory on November 16, 2005 at 1:55 pm

This theater was also called the Spensley Theater. You can read about more of its history at this website.

lostmemory on September 6, 2005 at 4:22 pm

National Register of Historic Places

Orpheum Theatre and Site (added 1972 – Building – #72000474)
Also known as Majestic Theatre
405 Main St., Dubuque
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Rapp,C.W. & George L.
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov’t
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Work In Progress

William on December 5, 2003 at 9:43 am

The RKO Orpheum Theatre seated 1000 people.

jeffkorns on March 9, 2002 at 3:57 pm

The theatre architects were Rapp and Rapp. It was built in about 1910.

Five Flags Center

405 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001

405 Main Street,
Dubuque, IA 52001