Empress Theatre

5 S. Broadway,
Rochester, MN 55906

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on October 5, 2025 at 9:09 am

Closed with “6 Bridges To Cross” (unknown if extras added).

rivest266
rivest266 on March 12, 2025 at 8:08 pm

Closed January 9th, 1956 (last showings). Ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 12, 2025 at 5:37 pm

Opened October 5th, 1914. Grand opening ad posted.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 11, 2016 at 12:33 am

Rochester, Minnesota, by Ted St Mane, says that the Empress Theatre was built in 1914, closed in 1956, and the building was demolished on December 31, 1965. There’s a photo at the bottom of page 105 (Google Books preview.)

The finding aid to the Liebenberg & Kaplan papers indicates that the firm worked on the Empress three times: in 1931, 1935, and 1951.