Centre Cinema
220 S. Main Street,
Rugby,
ND
58368
220 S. Main Street,
Rugby,
ND
58368
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This theater has a long rectangular marquee and flagstone walls by the entrance. The upper part of the building is brick.
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Ken McIntyre
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Photo fo the Centre Cinema
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Was the Centre Cinema previously known as the Lyric Theater?
This is a 1950s photo of a Lyric Theater in Rugby, ND. You can compare this photo to the modern photo posted above by Chuck. There are also larger modern photos on Cinematour that you can compare it to.
A sign on the lower marquee says “Established 1922” and the cinematour page has a nice photo of a display of old theater photos, no doubt of the Lyric/Centre. View link
Here is another photo of the Lyric Theater. I believe it is the same building as the current Centre Theater building.
The building seems to have the same four windows above the marquee, and the present marquee has the same rounded corners.
The building in both phtos is the same saps. I’m convinced of that. The lower part of the building in the modern photo looks like it had those “stones” added at a later date. Probably regular brick is still behind them. I raised the question of the two theaters being one in the same because I was going to add the Lyric Theater. Good thing that I didn’t.
1987 photo of the Center/Lyric Theatre.
View link
The future of the Centre Cinema is looking bleak; the owner is skeptical of being able to convert to digital, and even if he does, he is not certain the audience will be there. He is hoping to keep the theater open until Christmas, 2012. The theater is for sale. View article
Correct address is 220 South Main Avenue in Rugby.