▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁The ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁the ater ▁building ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁marque e ▁proc laimed ▁it ▁the ▁" In com par able ▁Show case ▁of ▁the ▁North west ". ▁ ▁The ▁the ater , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect s ▁Jack ▁Lie ben berg ▁and ▁Se eman ▁Kap lan , ▁had ▁a ▁gener ous ▁budget ▁that ▁allowed ▁for ▁elaborate ▁decor ation ▁in ▁the ▁Stream line ▁Dec o ▁style ▁of ▁design ; ▁its ▁fac ade ▁and ▁structure ▁made ▁a ▁" power ful ▁statement ▁of ▁geometric ▁mass ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁the ▁entrance , ▁ex its , ▁and ▁three ▁small ▁windows ▁that ▁served ▁the ▁projection ▁bo oth ." ▁Lie ben berg ▁and ▁Kap lan ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁River view ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁the ▁Terra ce ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Rob b ins dale . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁featured ▁a ▁tall ▁vertical ▁sign , ▁a ▁pattern ed ▁ter raz zo ▁floor , ▁g ild ed ▁pill ars , ▁and ▁ac oust ical ▁t iles ▁in ▁geometric ▁patterns . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁just ▁under ▁ 1 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁features ▁are ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Z ig - Z ag ▁Mod erne ▁and ▁Stream line ▁Mod erne ▁styles . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁built ▁of ▁smooth ▁Kas ota ▁lim estone ▁with ▁vertical ▁lines ▁that ▁transition ▁to ▁horizontal . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁the ater ▁was ▁pra ised ▁as ▁" the