Rapp and Rapp

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The architectural firm Rapp and Rapp was active in Chicago during the early 20th century. Cornelius W. Rapp and George L. Rapp were the named partners. The firm is well-known for movie theater design. Some of the notable buildings that the firm designed include:

• Denver, Colorado
  • Paramount Theatre
• Chicago, Illinois
  • the Chicago Theatre
  • the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre
  • the Cadillac Palace
  • the Uptown Theatre
  • the Riviera Theater
  • the Gateway Theatre
  • 203 North Wabash
• Joliet, Illinois
  • The Rialto Square Theatre
• Sioux City, Iowa
  • Orpheum Theater
• Ashland, Kentucky
  • Paramount Arts Center
• Detroit, Michigan
  • The Michigan Theater
• Kansas City, Missouri
  • the Mainstreet Theater
• St. Louis, Missouri
  • Ambassador Theatre
  • St. Louis Theater
• Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Loew's Jersey Theater
• Buffalo, New York
  • Shea's Theatre
• New York City, New York
  • [[Beacon Theater 1929(New York City)] [74th and Broadway]
  • Paramount Theater Times Square (Gutted, 1965)
  • Loew's Kings Theater, Brooklyn, New York
  • Brooklyn Paramount Theater
• Cleveland, Ohio
  • The Palace Theater
• Portland, Oregon
  • Paramount Theater - now the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
• Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Warner Theatre
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Loew's Penn Theater - now Heinz Hall
• Mitchell, South Dakota
  • Corn Palace
• Memphis, Tennessee
  • Orpheum Theatre
• Middletown, New York
  • Paramount Theatre
• Seattle, Washington
  • Paramount Theatre

[edit] External links

• Theatre Historical Society of America
• History of Chicago's Uptown Theatre
• Friends of the Uptown
• Balaban and Katz
• Friends of the Loew's (Jersey Theatre)
• Rialto Square Theater Official Website