Unique Theatre

520 Hennepin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN 55402

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on June 2, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Advertising for the Fire Proof Door Company in the 1906 edition of Sweet’s Catalogue of Building Construction included a photo of the copper entrance doors of the Unique Theatre, which can be seen at lower left on this page. The caption identifies the architects of the Unique Theatre as Bertrand & Chamberlain.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 18, 2006 at 4:57 pm

Here is another photo from 1908:
http://tinyurl.com/lkfk7

Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan on May 7, 2004 at 1:03 pm

A picture of the Unique Theater circa 1908.

Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan on November 11, 2003 at 12:42 pm

The marquee of the theater was supported on big cast iron columns over the sidewalk on Hennepin. One wall of the theater was shared with the Mason’s Hall (now the Hennepin Center for the Arts). One of the original columns is still embeded on the corner of the Masons' building which can be seen on NE corner facing Hennepin. The Shubert Theatre was moved the site adjacent to the Unique site where the West Hotel once stood. An ambitious plan to create a glass atrium between the Mason’s Building and the Shubert is awaiting funding. Hopefully they will preserve this little chunk of the Unique’s forgotten history.

A link or two for pictures:

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