Grandview 1 & 2
1830 Grand Avenue,
St. Paul,
MN
55105
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.
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Bryan Krefft
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On the Mann Theatres website the name of this theater is Grandview 1 & 2.
I would say that this B&B photo was when it was a single screen theatre.
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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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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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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.
This is a nice 2009 photo.
Another 2009 photo is here.
This is a really nice B&W photo of the Grandview courtesy Dan Anderson.
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Here’s an oil painting of Grandview…it’s for sale on my art site:
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The balcony has been converted into a small theater. Keyword small. Pretty cozy up there but still neat. It is a great theatre in a nice historic neighborhood. Me and my gal went to a movie here last summer.