Broadway Twin Theatre
338 S. Broadway Avenue,
Albert Lea,
MN
56007
338 S. Broadway Avenue,
Albert Lea,
MN
56007
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The Broadway Theatre opened in 1903. It was later twinned and was closed in 1987.
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Bryan Krefft
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There’s a small vintage photo of the Broadway at the bottom of this page.
I found this article about this theater.
Here is a 1940 photo of the Broadway:
http://tinyurl.com/qo7aw
1982 photo of the Broadway Twin Theatre.
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Another 1981 photo of the Broadway Twin Theatre.
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A Couple notes: The name in the header should be Broadway Twin Theatre (The last name that the theatre had), AKA Broadway Theastre, New Broadway Theatre.
The address for the Broadway Twin Theatre was 394 S. Broadway.
The building is still standing but from what I see it is unoccupied. The Broadway sign is still on the fron of the building but the marquee has been removed.
I came across an article on Minnesota Theatres and it stated that the Broadway opened in 1903 and closed as a movie theatre in 1985. It had various owners, American Amusement, Friedman and Carisch Theatres. Not sure if Friemand & Carisch were two circuits, it just indicatged Friedman and Carisch.
Address:
338 S. Broadway Ave.
Albert Lean, MN 56007
The Broadway closed in 1987. One of the last films to play there was “La Bamba”, a film whose era was occupied by Eddie Cochran ( born in Albert Lea in 1938 ).
The finding aid to the Liebenberg & Kaplan papers at the University of Minnesota lists the Broadway Theatre in Albert Lea as a 1927 project, with additional work done in the period 1942-1947.
Street View is set to the wrong location. The Broadway Theatre was at the northwest corner of Broadway and College Street, as shown in the 1940 photo kencmcintyre linked to on August 16, 2006. The facade was remodeled (probably part of Liebenberg & Kaplan’s work of the later 1940s) after that photo was taken, but the building still stands and still has the name Broadway emblazoned across the front above the upper floor windows.