[1] In 1905, the building was expanded to the south with a residential annex in the Art Nouveau style, richly decorated with animal figures by architect Fritz Weidner,[1] a German builder who came to Bydgoszcz at the end of the 19th century.

[3] The final design of the front facade and the unification of the two houses was carried out after 1905 with the construction of the cinema theater "Kristal".

The cinema facility operated until 2003, regularly changing name:[5] The theater could to host 478 people, 286 located up in a long gallery.

The entire facility, funded with loans from the Stadthagen Bank, was praised by companies Mixa, Tucholski, and Weidner.

During interwar period, a pub, Bar Angielski, was set up near the cinema where one could dance to the beat of live performances by Jazzband Orlowski.