Gem Theatre

212 Hennepin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN 55401

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One of the many store front cinemas which lined Hennepin Avenue during the 1910’s.

Contributed by Kirk J. Besse

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 9, 2011 at 5:07 pm

This was one of two Gem Theatres, the other was located on Marchall.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 18, 2012 at 3:08 am

A 350-seat movie house called the Rex Theatre opened at Minneapolis on January 19, 1920, according to the January 23 issue of The Film Daily. The street name was not mentioned. The owner of the Rex was H. I. Krohling, and the house opened with Daddy Long Legs, starring Mary Pickford.

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