El Lago Theatre
3506 E. Lake Street,
Minneapolis,
MN
55406
3506 E. Lake Street,
Minneapolis,
MN
55406
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A 2010 photo, when it was being used as a religious center
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According to this page from the University of Minnesota’s web site, the El Lago Theatre was built in 1927 and was designed by Ekman, Holm & Company. It underwent some remodeling in 1931, done by the same architectural firm.
The El Lago was operated by Henry Greene’s Lake Amusement Company, which also operated the Lake and East Lake theaters nearby.
My mother managed The Oaks Bar, which was then located two or three storefronts to the left of the theater, from the late 1930s through 1940 or 1941.
Lago means lake in Spanish.
Correction: This theater was known as the “El Lago.”