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Published - Sunday, April 20, 2008
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La Crosse has been home to many movie theaters
By Tribune staff
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Q: What are the names and addresses of all the movie theaters that have operated in La Crosse over the years? A: In addition to Valley Square Theatres near the Valley View Mall, the following is a list of theaters that have shown movies in La Crosse. Many of the early theaters listed, especially those before 1920, were primarily vaudeville houses that occasionally showed the new-fangled motion pictures. The Casino and Strand theaters were likely the first to be built in La Crosse primarily for showing movies.
Bijou: 113-115 S. 3rd St., 1904-1938
Casino: 303 Main St., 1911-1827
Cinema I & II: 2032 Ward Ave., 1973-present
Dome: 815 Rose St., 1912-1919 (name changed to Rialto in 1919)
Dreamland: 1202 Caledonia St., 1912-1918
Fifth Avenue: 118 Fifth Avenue N., 1937-1958
Hollywood: 123 Fifth Ave. S., 1936-1989, 1993-2005
King: 216 S. Seventh St., 1972-2005
La Crosse: 115-121 Fifth Ave. S., 1889-1930
Lyric: 318 Main St., 1909-1915
Majestic: 516 Main St., 1910-1936, re-opened in 1936 as the Wisconsin Theatre
New Electric: 112 S. Fourth Street, 1909-1910
North Star Outdoor Drive-In: Hwys. 16 and OS, 1953-1986
Rialto: 815 Rose St., 1919-1921
Riviera: 1215 Caledonia St., 1920-1967
Rivoli: 111 N. Fourth St., 1920-1987, 1994-present
Star: 225 Main St., 1914-1916
Starlite Outdoor Drive-In: 32nd Street and Drive-In Road, 1949-1978
Strand: 1113 Jackson Street, 1916-1955
Unique: 114 S. Third St., 1906
Wisconsin: 516 Main St., 1936-1952 (destroyed by fire, December 28, 1952)
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elocs wrote on Apr 19, 2008 7:30 AM: " As a little boy my family always lived just blocks away from downtown La Crosse because everything was there. I can remember going to the Fifth Avenue Theater and, of course, many, many, matinees at the Hollywood and particularly the Rivoli--a place of wonder that fascinated me as a duffer as well as my children and grandchildren. I can remember my travels on the bus across town to see a double feature at the Riviera, full of screaming and excited kids. Then there was the excitement of the outdoor theaters, something which today's young people will never experience. Today's mutiplexes may be technical marvels in comparison, but they lack the charm and ambiance of the old theaters. "
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