AMC Block E 15
600 Hennepin Avenue,
Minneapolis,
MN
55403
600 Hennepin Avenue,
Minneapolis,
MN
55403
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The Crown 15 opened in 2002 on the top floor of Minneapolis new Block e entertainment building. It is block E on city maps. During the long years of trying to get a block rebuilt, it just became known as Block E and the name stuck.
Theatres have been part of this block since the 19th century. The Regent and Garden were early houses located here, along with the Shubert. The World Cinema opened in the 1930’s. By the 1980’s the block had become “crime central”. The Regent and the Garden were long gone. The World and Academy (nee Shubert) sat vacant. Two hole in the wall porno cinemas, however, had opened.
Finally the entire block, except for the Shubert Theatre, was razed. The 1910 Shubert was moved two blocks away allowing for the entire block to be built on.
Like all downtown cinemas, the Crown suffers from a parking problem. It was taken over by AMC Theatres in May 2010.
Contributed by
Kirk J. Besse
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I don’t think so. The Crown Theater website still has showtimes listed for today. From the looks of it, they have state-of-the art projection, THX cert and sound. If the theater has been close “for a year” then who is operating it then?
The Minneapolis Crown is VERY much alive. It has never been closed since its opening date.
Kerasote now owns the last Crown Theatre, block E 15, and let’s hope they got a better lease than Crown did.
What was the problem with the lease that Crown had?
As far as the lease, I don’t think Crown did its marketing before opening the build. The rent was extremely high, and the theatre was not turning a profit whatsoever.
Well Block E seems to be in trouble again. The Borders bookstore, one of the anchors is closing in February. Kerasotes has removed the Crown from the marquee but not replaced it with their own. One wonders how long the house will remain open.
AMC has taken over.
I hope they give it a more attractive name; the current one makes it sound like it is part of a prison.
AMC is having lease problems with Block E’s owners and may abandon the theater in 2012: View link.
AMC has lost its bid with the building’s owners to renew its lease; it appears likely that this theater may close when the current lease is up:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/if-block-e-loses-its-movie-theater,-developers-hope-a-casino-could-take-its-place