History

Previously the Crystal Theater    

      In 1909, the Gould family of Glencoe, MN, built a large wood structure to house their three businesses. It consumed a large area of one whole block. It was referred to as the Gould Block. In 1911, it was destroyed by a disastrous fire and burned down to the ground.

     By 1912, they built it completely back to its original size, but this time with steel, concrete, and bricks.
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On the left side of the large structure was the Theater.

   

      Unfortunately over the years, the top windows were boarded up, the two small square lead-glass windows were bricked up, as well as the half-moon window above the front door. 

     We purchased the Theater portion of the building in 2011. It recently had been damaged and flooded by a frozen roof drain pipe. We gutted a large amount of the damaged contents, rewired the building, and repaired, sanded, and refinished the large wood floor. The only theater seats remaining in the building are in the balcony.

     In 2012, we relocated my business for "Occasional Sales" in the building and now are open every other month for one weekend in the summer. We will be using the proceeds from the sales to continue the restoration project of the building.

     New windows were added in 2021. We are waiting for the addition of a new awning.

The inside of the Crystal Theater before the fire.