Modern Federal · Theaters

The Grand Theatre in downtown Grand Island, Nebraska, opened in 1937 as an opulent movie theater on the site of the previous New Grand Theatre that was destroyed in a fire the year before

Nebraska · 1850–1939

The Grand Theatre in downtown Grand Island, Nebraska, opened in 1937 as an opulent movie theater on the site of the previous New Grand Theatre that was destroyed in a fire the year before, Nebraska, 1850–1939
The Grand Theatre in downtown Grand Island, Nebraska, opened in 1937 as an opulent movie theater on the site of the previous New Grand Theatre that was destroyed in a fire the year before, Nebraska, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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