Empress Theatre
5 S. Broadway,
Rochester,
MN
55906
5 S. Broadway,
Rochester,
MN
55906
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Previously operated by: Finkelstein & Ruben, Paramount Pictures Inc., Publix
Architects: Jack J. Liebenberg
Firms: Liebenberg and Kaplan
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The Empress Theatre was opened on October 5, 1914 with Hobart Bosworth in “An Odyssey of the North”. It seated 772 and was closed on January 9, 1956. It was demolished December 31, 1965. The site is now a parking garage.
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Rochester, Minnesota, by Ted St Mane, says that the Empress Theatre was built in 1914, closed in 1956, and the building was demolished on December 31, 1965. There’s a photo at the bottom of page 105 (Google Books preview.)
The finding aid to the Liebenberg & Kaplan papers indicates that the firm worked on the Empress three times: in 1931, 1935, and 1951.
Opened October 5th, 1914. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed January 9th, 1956 (last showings). Ad posted.