Milltown Theatre
22 Main Street W,
Milltown,
WI
54858
22 Main Street W,
Milltown,
WI
54858
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The Milltown Theatre was opened by Paulson Amusements on April 20, 1946. It had 23-foot wide stage and a Streamline Moderne style exterior. It was closed in 1970.
It was refurbished as a rental venue named No Genre, used for live performances including concerts, meetings, weddings and the like. The local Commercial Club stepped in to effect and support its reopening. It was still open in May 2016, but has since closed.
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Konrad Scheicke’s Historic Movie Theatres of Wisconsin has this brief paragraph for the Milltown Theatre: “Milltown Theatre Main Street. Open: 1946; closed: 1970; seats: 358 The theatre was built by Paulsen Amusements who also built the theatre in Amery. The theatre building is currently [2009] for sale.”
The new $35,000 Milltown Theatre opened on August 18, 1946 by Marine Corps veteran Tony Paulson, who was currently operating a theatre in nearby Amery.
(MINNEAPOLIS STAR-JOURNAL Thurs., April 18, 1946) - THE SHOW WINDOW By Bob Murphy - Movies Every Night for Milltown - WISCONSIN VET TO OPEN NEW THEATER BEACHHEAD - TONY PAULSON, having returned from three years service, this week-end will open up a new beachhead at Milltown, Wis. Paulson, a marine lieutenant on his discharge, is operator of the Amery theater at Amery, Wis. Saturday, however, he will stage the grand opening of his new theater at Milltown. The new house, which seats 350 persons, cost $35,000 and is acclaimed as the model of a small town theater. Milltown had movies just one night previously. Some years ago, an operator moved in, showed pictures one night, then moved out. From now on, it’s every night.