It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1991 and was sold to Canad Inns in 2006, which with other investors was to convert the building for use as a rock and roll museum.

[2] Crane was employed by Elmer George Kichler and Associates, but opened an office in Windsor, Ontario, to attend to the numerous projects he worked on in Canada.

[8] In 1948, it was renovated,[5] with the box office and entrance being relocated to the north end of the building, the ceiling dropped, and the candy counter expanded.

[9] In 2006, the city-owned CentreVenture Development Corporation[10] sold the theatre to Canad Inns for $100,000, which intended to convert the building for use as a museum devoted to rock and roll,[11] a venture that also involved several prominent business leaders in the city, including Leonard Asper.

[13] The theatre became a central component of a new entertainment and hospitality district planned by a city agency for the redevelopment of an 11-block area of downtown Winnipeg.

[9][12] The building was situated on a block on the east side of Donald Street south of Portage Avenue, which the Allen brothers had created from the purchase of smaller lots including a billiard hall, a florist, a tailor, and a Chinese merchant.

The auditorium had a capacity of 2,500,[5] was topped by a plaster ceiling dome from which hung a large chandelier, and had a matching pair of staircases leading to a mezzanine.

[4] Fluted pilasters flank the arch windows, each of which is topped by a fanlight and a terra cotta swag and is fronted by a wrought-iron faux balcony.

[9] It has also screened some Winnipeg Jets playoff hockey games,[1] and hosted the team's NHL Entry Draft parties.