Ely State Theater
The Ely State Theater is a historic movie theater in Ely, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by Liebenberg and Kaplan in Streamline Moderne style and built in 1936.[2] The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1] It was nominated for epitomizing the small-town commissions of Liebenberg and Kaplan, the leading movie theater designers in the Upper Midwest during the Golden Age of Hollywood.[2]
Ely State Theater | |
 Ely State Theater viewed from the north | |
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| Location | 234 East Sheridan Street, Ely, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 47°54′11″N 91°51′46.5″W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Built by | J. N. Rautio Builders |
| Architect | Liebenberg and Kaplan |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000440[1] |
| Designated | July 21, 2015 |
The Ely State Theater closed in 2008 due to the Great Recession. The building quickly fell into disrepair. Restoration efforts began in 2014 and reopened December 2019 as a cinema and live event venue with an attached café in the adjacent Salerno Building[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Roise, Charlene (2015-03-09). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ely State Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-11. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Ely's Historic State Theater". Ely's Historic State Theater. 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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