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Aug. 10—It sounds like intermission may soon be over for a long-closed Rochester movie theater. Like most movie theaters, the screens at CMX Chateau at 3450 East Circle Drive NE went dark early ...
The Chateau Theatre was one of Rochester's first air-conditioned buildings, presenting plays, concerts, operas, silent and later talking movies, and vaudeville. In 1940, 25 cents' admission provided audiences three acts of music/magic/juggling, newsreels, comedy, and a main show.
This chain was started in 1970 by Marvin Mann, [1] Ted Mann's brother, through the purchase of Highland and Grandview theaters in St. Paul. [2] Following Marvin Mann's death in 1994, his sons Benjie and Stephen took over the business. [3] Stephen Mann's daughter Michelle later became a co-owner. [4]
Petrie, Carolyn (October 19, 1997). "Long Live the Theater: Here's how the strong survived. More than a dozen professional-level theaters here are 20 years old. What has kept them going? Passion, conviction, ingenuity, openness, and a sense of their place in the big picture". Star Tribune. p. 1F, 3F.
The abandoned Chateau theater in Irving, Texas.. The Chateau Theater (not to be confused with Minnesota's more historic Chateau Theatre) opened in 1964 as part of a chain of premium, dollar, and drive-in theaters that stretched across North Texas and Oklahoma, owned and operated by entrepreneur, cameo star of 1980s slasher film Honeymoon Horror and (alleged) former Golden Gloves boxer Jerry ...
It consists of a ballroom (40,000 sq. ft.) used for conferences and galas, an arena (5,200 seats) used for concerts, wrestling, and basketball, an auditorium (3,000 seats) used for concerts, performing arts, and sporting events, an exhibit hall for consumer shows and a theatre for the arts (1,084 fixed seat theatre).
Rochester is the second windiest city in the United States, with wind speeds averaging 12.6 mph (20.3 km/h). [18] January to April are the windiest months on average, according to The Weather Channel. Rochester has been hit by two F4 tornadoes since 1950 (the first on May 10, 1953, and the other on September 16, 1962). [19]
KXLT-TV (channel 47) is a television station licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Southeast Minnesota and Northern Iowa.It is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting alongside Telemundo affiliate KXSH-LD (channel 35); SagamoreHill maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Media, owner of dual NBC/CW+ affiliate KTTC (channel 10), for the ...