Princess Theater
738 N. Third Street,
Milwaukee,
WI
53201
738 N. Third Street,
Milwaukee,
WI
53201
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In re-reading the intro that Jim Rankin wrote it made me think how much he is missed on Cinema Treasures. I don’t think that anyone on CT could write up a narrative better than Jim. I am not saying this because he was a personal friend but being honest in my opinion. Just pull up the Milwaukee theatres and read his intros and you will see what I mean. I wonder what became of the tassle collection he had from the curtains ofthe many closed and demolished theatres. I miss Jim.
In my early teens, my brother worked around the corner at the Esquire. Everytime I visited downtown for movies or shopping, I’d wait for the bus home across the street from the Princess. The lighted triple XXX marquee, the dark brick wall and the small glass door made the theater seem like forbidden fruit, at least to a 13 year old boy. Thanks for sharing the 1983 photo.
The Traditional marquee was added in 1917
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1980 photo of the Princess.
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Does anyone know who the final operator of the Princess was? Or anyone who might have owned the property during its XXX days?
1983 Photo
It takes a real squint to see the Princess in the extreme lower left bottom of that photo. The captioner here must have had high power magnification — or outside help!
Here is a 1946 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mxmpu
This is an article by Larry Widen and Judi Anderson about the Princess Theater. Small photos there also.
Please let me know if you learn anything more about this theatre. Thank You. Jim Rankin =