When the bank later obtained a charter as a national bank, it took the name Northwestern National Bank. The new bank building was constructed in 1914–15 and occupied in 1915. When it was founded, the Scandinavian-American Bank had its offices in the Metropolitan Opera House in Grand Forks.
It was built for the Scandinavian-American Bank, but has been identified as the First National Bank building since 1929. The First National Bank is a five-story building in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that was built in 1914–15 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Also includes a written transcription of the names by Jane Arnegard Ryan. Box 1 Folder 1: Inaugural Performance Programs, November 1890 Folder 2: List of Performances, 1898-1903 Folder 3: Programs, 1906-1910 Folder 4: Programs, 1911-1913 Folder 5: Programs, 1914-1929 Folder 6: Performance/Employment Contracts Folder 7: Specifications/Estimates Folder 8: Legal Materials Folder 9: Financial Materials Folder 10: News Clippings Folder 11: “The Metropolitan Opera House of Grand Forks, North Dakota,” a paper written for Honors Humanities at UND by Paul Tomasek, December 1971 Folder 12: Petition of King Lear Production, 20 April 1896 Signatures of 74 people requesting to attend the play. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.įinding aid added to Archon in April 2015. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Grand Forks Metropolitan Opera House Records, OGLMC 319.
Dow and Edward Lander, Grand Forks, North Dakota Robinson Department of Special Collections.Įdward P. Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Peg O'Leary, Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission, Grand Forks, North Dakota, November 2000 (2001-2487). Sandy Slater, Department of Special Collections, Fall 1999 (99-2397) Robinson Department of Special Collectionsīarbara Lander, Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 25, 1997 Call number: F644.g8t84 1986 Subject/Index TermsĮlwyn B. Call number: UT1971 t59 (UND Honor's Thesis) The Metropolitan Opera House of Grand Forks, North Dakota. They Came to Stay: Grand Forks, North Dakota Centennial, 1874-1974. Call number: T1993 d789 (Master's Thesis) Production Activity and Performers at the Metropolitan Theatre, Grand Forks, North Dakota: 1898-1911. Call number: T1997 b413 (Master's thesis)ĭrake, Dawn. The Metropolitan Theatre in Grand Forks, North Dakota: The Years of Decline, 1911-1933. The Met survived the 1997 Red River Valley Flood and the building still stands in downtown Grand Forks.īell, John. In 1940, the interior was gutted and a bowling alley was installed. The first manager of the Met was George Broadhurst, hired away from the Hennepin Avenue Theater in Minneapolis.Īfter 1907, the Met began showing motion pictures and, by the 1930s, was only showing movies. The first governor of North Dakota, John Miller, came to Grand Forks to deliver the dedication speech. This performance was unique in that it was a three night engagement, in addition to a matinee. The Met witnessed its debut on November 10, 1890, with a performance of "Martha" by the nationally renowned Emma Abbott. The total cost of construction was over $90,000. The foundation for the Metropolitan Opera House was laid in the fall of 1889 and completed the following year. Titus (president), George Winship (vice-president), Burke Corbett (secretary), George Batchelder (treasurer), and E. The Grand Forks Opera House Company was incorporated August 2, 1889.