Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)

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The Oriental Theatre is located in the East Side neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin It was built and opened in 1927 as a movie palace. The themes of the decor are East Indian, with no traces of Chinese or Japanese artwork and is said to be the only movie palace to incorporate East Indian artwork. It was designed by Gustave A. Dick and Alex Bauer and features 2 minaret towers, 3 beautiful stained glass chandeliers, several hand drawn murals, 6 bigger-than-life Buddhas, dozens of original draperies, 8 porcelain lions, and hundreds of elephants.

The theater, now owned by Landmark Theatres and formally known as the Oriental Landmark Theatre, currently shows independent and art films and well as a few blockbuster Hollywood films. The Oriental Theatre is the world record holder for showings of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It has played as a midnight film since January, 1978. It is considered to be "One of the 10 Best Movie Theatres in America"

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