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Princess Theatre
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The Princess Theatre is an old classic theatre located at 206 N. Walnut Street, just 1 block north of the square. Built in 1913, the theatre was home to vaudeville shows and movies. It has now been converted into a restaurant downstairs and apartments upstairs, but the "Princess Theatre" sign at the top of the front entrance still remains. El Norteño, the Mexican restaurant and store, and the Skinquake tattoo parlour is downstairs.
It originally faced onto Sixth Street, but the building was remodelled to face onto Walnut Street in the 1920's, and competed with the Harris Grand theater for upper-crust moviegoers until closing in 1981. Tom and Cathy Canada then bought the building, but their renovation plans ended when the back of the building collapsed in 1985. Developer Michael Pollack finally renovated it in 1986, and from 1987 to 1997 the theatre housed Leslie's Italian Villa. After that closed, the Princess Restaurant was in business until June of 2001.
Chris Hawes bought the building after Pollack's death.
