Capri Theatre
2027 W. Broadway,
Minneapolis,
MN
55411
2027 W. Broadway,
Minneapolis,
MN
55411
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Originally opened as the Paradise Theatre, it is located on Broadway in north Minneapolis. It has been “re-purposed” and now operates as a dance studio.
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I recently became the “Director of Capri Theater Development” … hired by the Plymouth Christian Youth Center, owner of the Capri. As we begin planning for a major renovation of the Capri, we are seeking photos of the theater, inside and out. We have only two photos in our possession of the theater prior to 1980. You can contact me at Thank you! -Karl
As a producing, performing, and teaching artist and proud affiliate of the Plymouth Christian Youth Center, I view the Capri as a valued venue for connecting community-based, youth-oriented artists and organizations with the community at large. It has also enabled the artists in our organization, IZORA Productions, to connect with like-minded artists and organizations. Please join us at the Capri on Friday, May 11 and on Saturday, May 12, 2007 (8 pm) for our upcoming arts event, BlackArtsFusion. For more information on the event and on classes, please visit us at www.realartistry.com
This photo is supposed to be from 1930.
From the Capri Theater website, “….the plans for this building created by Henry Orth and Charles Buechner … architects who in the 1920s designed a number of theater, retail and government buildings in the Upper Midwest”.
Seating capacity is 250 according to the Capri website. The theater is used for music, spoken word, theater, movies, dance, community forums and more.
A photo is included with this article.
LM, When you compare the two photos of the theatre in the article it is hard to tell it is the same theate. The Capri looks like it has a corner entrance not like the entrance to the Paradise.
Chuck….In the 1955 photo there is a drugstore on the corner where the current theater entrance is. From the Capri website: “The next major renovation occurred in 1965 … when Liebenberg & Kaplan moved the lobby to the corner of the building at Oliver and West Broadway”.
The reason for the seat reduction: “The main floor of the theater was also reduced in size to accommodate a dance room. At this time the windows on the second floor were replaced. The windows on the first floor were replaced in 2006”.
Cinema Treasures is mentioned on the Capri website: “One posting on cinematreasures.org claims that the Paradise’s ceiling “was a sky with twinkling stars and clouds. Castle battlements line the top of the walls.†This would be much like another theater Liebenberg designed in Uptown Minneapolis: the now closed Suburban World Theater”.
Wow, I didn’t even know the Suburban World was closed. I’ll catch up someday, maybe.
1982 photo of the Capri Theatre. Church in 1982.
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