Workers with Dave Niessink Superior Caulking have been tuckpointing deteriorating spots of the Palace Theatre’s exterior over the past week. It’s among a long list of maintenance that needs to be performed on the 100-year-old building as needs arise. The Palace Theatre was constructed in 1915 by architect W.E.E Greene. The Palace, a 550-seat theater first owned by Herman and Maude Jochims, was built primarily for the presentation of stage plays by traveling theater troupes and for the “moving pictures,” then an upcoming form of entertainment. The building today is owned by the City of Luverne and managed by the Blue Mound Area Theatre Board.
