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Dubuque Theatres
Jan. 2nd, 2015 02:18 pmPhotos of two large, historic (1890 and 1910) theatre buildings in Dubuque ( behind the cut. )
One of them is an earlier Rapp and Rapp design. The architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp is nationally famous for work on theatres in the 1920s and '30s, as well as some earlier and later examples.
The Grand Opera House is an 1890 Richardsonian Romanesque, and the 1910 Five Flags Center (neé Majestic) is, I think, some sort of European revival style. Theatres in 1910 hadn't gotten nearly as whimisical and flamboyant as they could be in the '20s, but they were still pretty grand, and sometimes fanciful, affairs.
One of them is an earlier Rapp and Rapp design. The architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp is nationally famous for work on theatres in the 1920s and '30s, as well as some earlier and later examples.
The Grand Opera House is an 1890 Richardsonian Romanesque, and the 1910 Five Flags Center (neé Majestic) is, I think, some sort of European revival style. Theatres in 1910 hadn't gotten nearly as whimisical and flamboyant as they could be in the '20s, but they were still pretty grand, and sometimes fanciful, affairs.
