Pix Theatre

120 Maple Street SW,
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085

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Functions: Bar, Brewery

Previous Names: Princess Theatre

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Pix Theatre

The Princess Theatre was opened on December 17, 1923 with Bryant Washburn in “Putting It Over”. It was renamed Pix Theatre in October 1936. It was closed as a movie theatre in 1990.

By 2006 it was operating as a live music venue. In 2019 it became a bar & brewery.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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northstar16
northstar16 on December 23, 2006 at 12:49 pm

Two photos from September 2006:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/17030.html
This theatre is closed.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 15, 2024 at 3:45 pm

Scroll abut halfway down this web page to the section headed “Sleepy Eye Brewing” for information about the Pix Theatre. The building now houses a craft brewing company, opened in 2019. The text reveals that the Princess/Pix had “…closed for good in the early 1990s after being in almost continuous operation since the 1920s.”

The building has been extensively altered inside, and the floor leveled, but a slide show photo of the beautifully restored front shows the Pix marquee still intact and advertising the brewery’s latest beer releases. There is also a vintage movie projector displayed on the mezzanine, but it is not pictured on the web page.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 15, 2025 at 9:02 am

The Princess Theatre launched on December 17, 1923 with Bryant Washburn in “Putting It Over” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Pix Theatre in October 1936.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 17, 2025 at 8:11 am

Closed as a movie theater in 1990.

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