Lyndale Theatre
424 20th Avenue N,
Minneapolis,
MN
55454
424 20th Avenue N,
Minneapolis,
MN
55454
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The Lyndale Theatre opened prior to 1941. In 1982 it was used as a bingo hall. It has been demolished and there is a parking garage and office complex where the theatre and the surrounding buildings were.
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1982 photo of the Lyndale Theatre. At the time of the photo the Lyndale was a Bingo Hall.
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The 1982 photo referenced in the previous comment looks a lot like the Elite Theater at 2934 Lyndale Avenue South, which is still standing. /theaters/31180/
The Lyndale theatre is still standing. It was not demolished. It is currently for rent. Even the marquee is still there. It looks no different that the photo from 1982. It was used for retail for a number of years.
Kirk, I am assuming then that the address in the header is incorrect. That maps out to an Office building and parking. Do you have the correct address for this theatre?
Devan, the Elite that you referenced to is the same theatre. So was it at one time known as the Lyndale also? At anyrate the address should be 2934 Lundale Ave. S. then it will map properly.
This is a duplicate to /theaters/31180/
Going back and doing some more research, there was a Lyndale Theatre at this address that had been demolished. The Ameriican Classic photo is of the Elite theatre located on Lyndale Ave. It is listed incorrectly as the Lyndale. The Elite Theatre is still standing. This listing is not a duplicate.
This is in reference to this page and the /theaters/31180 link as well. To clear all this up, many pieces of misinformation need to be corrected, so here goes:
Elite Theatre was the early name of the Metro Theatre during the silent era, 2519 27th Av. S. The building still stands.
I don’t believe there was ever a theatre at 424 20th Av. N. That might not be a real address, either. Doesn’t sound right. I cannot link a theatre to that address in any of my notes.
The Lyndale theatre was at 2932-2934 Lyndale Av. S., near the intersection of Lyndale Av & Lake St. in south Minneapolis. It was always called the Lyndale. The building permit was issued in 1914 – I have seen it. It was a Finkelstein & Ruben/Publix house until they pulled out of it in 1930. After that, it was the W. R. Frank-Oscar Woempner-Val Nearpass circuit called Franklin Amusement Co. One of the managers of the theatre during the Publix days was Edward Heimberger who went to Hollywood to become Eddie Albert. The Lyndale Theatre closed in 1952. In early 1954 it became a grocery, and was a furniture store for about a decade, 1962-72, roughly. It was a bingo hall for the American Legion 1973-1990. After that, an antiques store. Was vacant on a drive-by in 2006. Don’t know what the status is now. Another piece of trivia is that there was a booth fire in the Lyndale in 1940.
Do not rely on Motion Picture Almanac, Film Daily Yearbook and Polk city directories for information. They are often more wrong than right. All they are good for is giving a theatre name and an address, then you have to check those out thoroughly from there. The seating capacities are wrong 98% of the time.
The Lyndale Theatre building is not large – even in the old days when seats were smaller and tighter – I doubt it was ever more than 500 seats and was probably closer to 400.