The theater was built in 1927 and was designed by architect Henry Ziegler Dietz.

[2] Originally designed and built as a single screen movie theater by Universal Pictures, it was sold in 1937 and continued to provide motion pictures and live entertainment until its final closure in 1992.

Since this time the venue has remained largely vacant.

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