Lake Theatre
318 Elm Avenue,
Moose Lake,
MN
55767
318 Elm Avenue,
Moose Lake,
MN
55767
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Lake Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
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Box Office:
218.485.8060
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The 450-seat Lake Theatre was opened on March 26, 1937 with Tyrone Power in “Love is News”.
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On Dec.31 1959 The Lake Theatre was playing “BUT NOT FOR ME” with “THE JAYHAWKERS” coming next!
The theatre’s website touts “since 1919”. There is a vintage photo there that might date from 1937.
However, the exterior and sign now, if it’s even the same building, look more 1950s.
My wife mentioned that her grandma had noted that a storm tore the roof off the theater at one point. The storm could account for the mid century facade. I’ll try to dig up more details and report back sometime.
Correction: I’ve just found out that there is only one Lake Theatre in Moose Lake, not two. This was due to the fact that the Lake Theatre replaced the nearby Strand Theatre which had been operating in Moose Lake since 1922, when the Lake Theatre launched on March 26, 1937.
The Lake Theatre opened with Tyrone Power in “Love Is News” along with the Looney Tunes cartoon “Porky’s Road Race” and the Hal LeRoy comedy “Swing For Sale”.
Walter O. Lower, the former owner of the Strand, took over as the original manager and owner for the Lake Theatre shortly after the Strand Theatre’s closure on March 22, 1937. Lower also was the one who constructed the Lake Theatre alongside his wife Mrs. H.K. Lower. It originally housed 450 seats when it opened.