Grandview 1 & 2

1830 Grand Avenue,
St. Paul, MN 55105

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The Grandview originally opened in 1933 — a small neighborhood theater, built in an Art Moderne style by architect Myrtus A. Wright, who also designed the larger Streamline style Highland Theatre, also in Saint Paul, a few years later.

The facade features a gorgeous marquee in black and white lit by neon and light bulbs, the theater’s name surrounded by triangular-shaped patterns. Twin columns of shiny purplish-green vitrolite frame the marquee.

In 1972, the balcony was closed off into a tiny second auditorium. However, the Grandview 1 & 2, which is currently part of the Mann Theatres, MN chain, still retains most of its original Art Moderne look, both inside and out.

It remains a great place to get something of an old-fashioned movie going experience.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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lostmemory
lostmemory on June 27, 2008 at 8:18 pm

On the Mann Theatres website the name of this theater is Grandview 1 & 2.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 29, 2009 at 12:04 am

I would say that this B&B photo was when it was a single screen theatre.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 1, 2009 at 7:47 pm

1982 photo of the Grandview theatre. Looks like it was called the Grandview Fine Arts at the time this photo was taken and also that it had two screens.
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Another 1982 photo of the Grandview Theatre.
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1982 Night photo of the Grandview Theatre.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 1, 2009 at 7:53 pm

1982 night photo of the Grandview Theatre.
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A final 1982 night photo of the Grandview Theatre. Really an eye catching marquee at night.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 1, 2009 at 7:56 pm

As you can see in the last photo link I posted the second screen was called the screening, I am assuming that they converted the balcony into a smaller theatre.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 3, 2009 at 12:35 pm

This is a nice 2009 photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 3, 2009 at 11:01 am

Another 2009 photo is here.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 3, 2010 at 1:15 am

This is a really nice B&W photo of the Grandview courtesy Dan Anderson.

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mazzart
mazzart on February 12, 2010 at 10:19 am

Here’s an oil painting of Grandview…it’s for sale on my art site:

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