{"id":76550,"date":"2019-09-27T10:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=76550"},"modified":"2019-10-07T17:43:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:43:26","slug":"10-stunning-movie-palaces-that-are-now-legit-tourist-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/10-stunning-movie-palaces-that-are-now-legit-tourist-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"10 stunning movie palaces that are now legit tourist attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just as film buffs lament that they don\u2019t make movies like they used to, so, too, do film-<em>going <\/em>buffs mourn that they don\u2019t build theaters like they used to. Between the 1920s and the 1950s, the movie theater was often as big a draw as the film itself. Showmen took their cue from the world\u2019s most opulent opera houses, concert halls and even royal courts to construct luxurious movie palaces. They had flashing neon bulb marquees, lobby entrances affixed with posters and ornate interiors where excess made the heart grow fonder. Many of these magnificent showplaces still exist and you owe it to yourself to experience a movie in a theater that is the stuff dreams are made of.\u00a0 As William Schopf, owner of Chicago\u2019s 90-year-old Music Box Theatre says, \u201cThe contagious excitement of anticipation ripples through the crowd as they fill the theater.\u201d Here are 10 that are just the ticket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/the-best-tacos-in-all-50-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> The best tacos in all 50 states<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Byrd Theatre: Richmond, VA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76558\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley.jpg\" alt=\"Byrd Theater | PHOTO: Ariel Skelley\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ByrdInteriorHRArielSkelley-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Byrd Theater | PHOTO: Ariel Skelley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An official Virginia Historic Landmark, the 90-year-old Byrd Theatre in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Richmond-Hotels.d601761.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richmon<\/a>d seats just over 900 on the main floor and almost 500 in its balconies. Perhaps its star attractions are the 18-foot, more than two-ton chandelier comprising thousands of Czechoslovakian crystals that hangs over the auditorium as if it\u2019s auditioning for <em>Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, and a Wurlitzer organ that hits just the right retro note when played before the movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> Dec. 24, 1928, with the film <em>Waterfront<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Capitol Theatre: Rome, NY <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76553\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cappitol-Theater-Street-View-1931.jpg\" alt=\"The Capitol Theater when it was still new in 1931\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cappitol-Theater-Street-View-1931.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cappitol-Theater-Street-View-1931-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cappitol-Theater-Street-View-1931-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cappitol-Theater-Street-View-1931-518x340.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Capitol Theater when it was still new in 1931<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to its art house fare, silents are golden at the Capitol Theatre in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Utica-Hotels.d6055801.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rome<\/a>, thanks to its theatre organ that accompanies \u201cthe flickers.\u201d After its first decade, the Capitol got a post-art deco modernist facelift, but much of its original d\u00e9cor remains, and the auditorium itself is still in its original 1928 configuration. Each year, the theater hosts a themed festival of films from the 1910s, \u201820s and \u201830s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> Dec. 10, 1928, with the film <em>Lilac Time<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Castro Theatre: San Francisco<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76554\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76554\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27.jpg\" alt=\"Castro Theatre interior by Hans Kwiotek\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Castro-Theatre-interior-Hans-Kwiotek-May-26-27-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castro Theatre interior by Hans Kwiotek<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A real <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Francisco-Hotels.d178305.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco<\/a> treat identified by its iconic neon vertical sign. The Castro\u2019s swellegant mezzanine and balcony can be reached by grand staircases just aching for Norman Desmond from <em>Sunset Boulevard<\/em> to dramatically descend them. The interior was designed with Spanish, Oriental and Italian influences. The auditorium\u2019s art deco chandelier is just over 80-years old. The mezzanine\u2019s rare movie posters are nirvana for classic movie buffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened: <\/strong>June 22, 1922, with the film<em> Across the Continent\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>El Capitan Theatre: Los Angeles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76607\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76607\" class=\"wp-image-76607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan, Hollywood\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/El-Capitan-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo | Jason Heidemann<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The house that Disney restored. The El Capitan in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Los-Angeles-Hotels.d178280.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LA<\/a> got its start as a theatrical venue, but earned its place in film history as the theater Orson Welles chose to premiere <em>Citizen Kane<\/em> in 1941. The outside fa\u00e7ade is Spanish-Colonial while the interior has an East Indian influence, as represented in the lobby by a breathtaking replica of a mural that originally hung in the theater. The single-screen auditorium seats 1,000 and dazzles with its gold metal leaf proscenium ceiling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> May 3, 1926, with the film <em>Charlot\u2019s Revue<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kentucky Theatre: Lexington, KY<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76562\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky Theatre\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kentucky-theatre-604x340.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentucky Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Kentucky Theatre in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Lexington-Hotels-Luxury-Hotel.0-0-d603003-tLuxuryHotel.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lexington<\/a> has benefited from the efforts of the non-profit Friends of the Kentucky Theatre to keep this neo-classical and art deco-kissed showplace in operation. There is a new concession stand and digital projection, but the front lobby still contains the theater&#8217;s original marble. The auditorium\u2019s iconic stained glass domes have also survived the decades, as have the ornamental moldings and columns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> October 4, 1922, with the film <em>The Eternal Flame<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Music Box: Chicago <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76559\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76559\" class=\"wp-image-76559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre.jpg\" alt=\"Music Box Theatre\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/music-box-theatre-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music Box Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To watch a movie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Chicago-Hotels.d178248.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a>&#8216;s Music Box is to feel like you are sitting in an open-air Italian courtyard with its twinkling stars and moving cloud formations against a dark blue ceiling above. The theater began its life playing only sound films, but one of its most popular attractions is the theater organ, which accompanies silent films and livens up intermissions or holiday sing-alongs. Ninety years after it opened, \u201cthere is a sense of purpose, tradition, and family connecting (patrons) to the millions of audience members who came before,&#8221; says Schopf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> August 22, 1929, with the film <em>Mother\u2019s Boy<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Senator Theatre: Baltimore, MD<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76555\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76555\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Theatre\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/senator-theatre-699x340.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senator Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for art deco architecture in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Baltimore-Hotels.d178235.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimor<\/a>e, this is your best bet. The 40-foot silver screen in the main auditorium remains undimmed. The city itself saved the Senator from destruction; in 2012, the theater underwent a massive remodeling and expansion. Treasures restored include the rotunda lobby\u2019s original mural painted by local artist Paul Roche. Also in the lobby is a replica of the theater\u2019s original lighting fixture. The main auditorium was also restored to resemble the way it looked when the first audiences took their seats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> Oct. 5, 1939, with the film <em>Stanley and Livingstone<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Somerville Theatre: Somerville, MA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76556\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76556\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre.jpeg\" alt=\"Somerville Theatre\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre-768x342.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre-600x267.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/somerville-theatre-720x320.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somerville Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Somerville-Hotels.d55192.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somerville<\/a> was originally designed for stage shows, vaudeville, opera, and those upstart moving pictures, according to the theater\u2019s website. Virtually everything decorative in the main auditorium and much of the lobby dates from 1914, including half of the building exterior\u2019s original marquee sign, which now hangs in the lobby. Like Chicago\u2019s Music Box Theatre it is at once a movie palace and your friendly neighborhood movie house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> May 11, 1914, with the film <em>The Inventor\u2019s Wife<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>State Theatre: Traverse City, MI<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76551\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76551\" class=\"wp-image-76551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic.jpg\" alt=\"The State Theatre\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/statepic-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The State Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Traverse-City-Hotels.d3577.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traverse City<\/a>&#8216;s State Theatre has had a fraught existence. It was twice destroyed by fire and was closed in 1996. Enter Oscar\u00ae-winner Michael Moore, who spearheaded the theatre\u2019s revival and remodeling. It is now home to the Traverse City Film Festival. <em>USA Today<\/em> included it among its list of the \u201c10 greatest places to see a movie in splendor.\u201d The auditorium\u2019s signature feature is the auditorium\u2019s \u201cstarry\u201d sky, which is comprised by more than 2,000 fiber optic lights authentically mapped out by a college professor to replicate an actual Northern Michigan August night sky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> July 4, 1916, with the film <em>The Iron Strain<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uptown Theatre: Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_76557\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76557\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Uptown Auditorium\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Uptown_Auditorium1-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uptown Auditorium<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first thing you might notice about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Minneapolis-St-Paul-Hotels.d178287.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapoli<\/a>s&#8217; Uptown is its marquee; not for its unique design, but because of the often clever commentary, such as this to promote the offbeat Swedish soccer movie, <em>Britt-Marie Was Here: <\/em>\u201cIt\u2019s Like <em>The Big Green<\/em> with subtitles.\u201d The Uptown is Minnesota\u2019s only single screen theater with a balcony. Another distinctive feature is the iconic 50-foot Uptown Tower on top of the theater. The Streamline Moderne style remains, though the theater has gone through renovations and remodeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opened:<\/strong> April 11, 1929, with the film <em>The Dummy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stunning exteriors and lavish interiors make this relics worth a visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":256,"featured_media":76603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,2747,2749,2677,21,2801,32,2455],"tags":[2820],"class_list":["post-76550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-chicago","category-chicago-midwest","category-los-angeles","category-midwest","category-minnesota","category-new-york","category-washington-dc","tag-city-escape"],"acf":{"api_active":false,"api_title":"","api_featured_image":false},"posts_api_cpm_point":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 stunning movie palaces that are now legit tourist attractions | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lights, camera and coming attractions! 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