Suburban World Theatre
3022 Hennepin Avenue South,
Minneapolis,
MN
55408
3022 Hennepin Avenue South,
Minneapolis,
MN
55408
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This is a true gem of a small Atmospheric style movie palace built as the Granada Theatre in 1928, with a seating capacity of 732.
In 1954, it was renamed the Suburban World Theatre.
The theater closed in 2003, but has now reopened, and operates as a cinema grill.
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This is another view of Suburban World.
The name “Suburban World” dates back to the years when Ted Mann owned this theater along with a number of others including the downtown World Theater on 7th Street just west of Hennepin Avenue. The name was chosen, I believe, simply to differentiate it from the downtown theater. I agree that the original name “Granada” should be reinstated.
What a fabulous-looking theatre, inside and out. It seems to be in a class all by itself. Thanks for posting and sharing all the info with everybody here.
Suburban World photo 1999
The name World came about in the 1930s. The small downtown Minneapolis World was cut out of a larger older cinema. Around the same time the 1910 Shubert in St. Paul was renamed the World. Today the St. Paul house is the Fitzgerald. The Minneapolis house is long gone.
The name World was chosen because these two cinemas started out screening international films. So in the early 1950s the “suburban” World started out the same way, screening non-Hollywood international films.
Is the Suburban World still open? None of the web sites are active and are for sale. The MySpace hasn’t been updated since 2007.
Chuck….Suburban World is open. Here is a working link for their website. The address is 3022 Hennepin Avenue and the phone number is 952.471.9500.
1981 photo of the Suburban World Theatre.
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1982 photo of the Suburban Word Theatre.
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1982 night photo of the Suburban World Theatre.
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Another 1982 photo of the Suburban World Theatre.
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Another photo can be seen here.
A photo of the Marquee from 2009.
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Front of theatre.
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