Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center

2001 Farnam Street,
Omaha, NE 68102

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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on December 18, 2004 at 4:00 pm

Originally opened as the Riviera Theatre on 26th March 1927.

bruceanthony
bruceanthony on December 16, 2004 at 6:31 pm

The Paramount marquee from 1937 is outstanding. The Astro marquee is a little to plastic for my taste. The Rose marquee is an improvement over the Astro marquee but not as grand as the Paramount with its large vertical.brucec

RobertR
RobertR on November 11, 2004 at 8:12 am

I love that 60’s marquee.

sdoerr
sdoerr on October 31, 2004 at 9:07 pm

I love the exterior architecture it has.

beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 30, 2004 at 8:48 pm

A video tape of the Nebraska Public Television documentary on the history and restoration of this theater, titled “From Ruin, to the Rose” can be bought at http://gpn.unl.edu/static_catalog/203_051.html

beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 30, 2004 at 8:37 pm

A 1962 view of The Astro can be seen at View link

beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 30, 2004 at 8:31 pm

A view of this theater as The Paramount, in 1937, can be seen at http://gallery.unl.edu/picinfo/6164.html

beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 30, 2004 at 8:27 pm

You can view some recent pictures of the Rivera/Paramount/Astro/Rose at http://www.eomaha.com/gallery/buildings/24/

beardbear31
beardbear31 on September 30, 2004 at 8:08 pm

You can read about the fate of the Riviera’s “Mighty Wurlitzer” organ at View link

beardbear31
beardbear31 on November 14, 2003 at 5:02 am

Go to this webpage for a brief history of the Paramount, available in text or movie version, under the “history” link: http://www.otcyp.org/newindex.htm

MikeGeater
MikeGeater on August 14, 2001 at 10:41 pm

I see I need to make a correction. The owner of the Paramount was Creighton University. I must have been thinking about another former Omaha Movie Palace, the Brandeis long since replaced by a parking ramp.

Mike

MikeGeater
MikeGeater on August 7, 2001 at 4:28 am

A little extra information on the Paramount. Between the time it was turned over to it’s owner, Brandeis University and until it became the Astro, it was home to a professional bowling team. As the Astro, it boasted a 70 foot screen and 70mm projection capability.

After the theatre closed, it’s seats were refurbished and installed in the new Orchard 4 Cinemas (in 1982,) which itself is apparently now closed.