There’s a lot of incorrect information here – both in the description and the comments. The Hollywood is for sale by the city of Minneapolis. The cost of the theater is 250K and the estimate cost of restoration is 5-7 million. The property, along with the theater, is associated with two parking areas which are located across the street.
Over the years, multiple attempts have been made to buy the theater but the City has yet to find someone with an acceptable plan which works within the guidelines set forth by the historical registry.
I grew up in this neighborhood and saw dozen of movies at the Hollywood as a kid. I also attended the open house several weeks ago that was part of the Art-a-Whirl festival. For this event, the City opened the theater to bring in guests and try to drum up interested buyers. They also used the lobby to feature art from local school children. The Hollywood will be used in late summer in its current condition to host a Theatre Pro Rata production of Waiting for Godot.
http://www.theatreprorata.org/
I have a couple of photos of the inside of the theater up on my Flickr.com feed. Photos were taken with an iPad, so the quality isn’t the greatest.
There’s a lot of incorrect information here – both in the description and the comments. The Hollywood is for sale by the city of Minneapolis. The cost of the theater is 250K and the estimate cost of restoration is 5-7 million. The property, along with the theater, is associated with two parking areas which are located across the street.
Over the years, multiple attempts have been made to buy the theater but the City has yet to find someone with an acceptable plan which works within the guidelines set forth by the historical registry.
I grew up in this neighborhood and saw dozen of movies at the Hollywood as a kid. I also attended the open house several weeks ago that was part of the Art-a-Whirl festival. For this event, the City opened the theater to bring in guests and try to drum up interested buyers. They also used the lobby to feature art from local school children. The Hollywood will be used in late summer in its current condition to host a Theatre Pro Rata production of Waiting for Godot.
http://www.theatreprorata.org/
I have a couple of photos of the inside of the theater up on my Flickr.com feed. Photos were taken with an iPad, so the quality isn’t the greatest.
The links are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennyboggio/5798682454/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennyboggio/5797672303/
Details on buying the theater from the City can be found here:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/hollywood_theater.asp
Soon as I win the lottery, that sweetie is mine!