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Palais Royale Building

Buildings and structures in South Bend, IndianaCommercial buildings completed in 1922Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in IndianaNational Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, IndianaRenaissance Revival architecture in Indiana
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Palais Royale Building in South Bend
Palais Royale Building in South Bend

Palais Royale Building, also known as the Lippman Building, is a historic commercial building located in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1922 along with the neighboring Palace Theater by the Palace Theater Corporation. It is a three-story, rectangular, Spanish Renaissance Revival-style brick building with finely crafted terra cotta ornamentation. It features a series of monumental semi-elliptical arched windows. The interior originally housed a two-story ballroom. A bombing on January 10, 1935, blew out most of the storefront windows and destroyed the corner suite.: 2–4 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Palais Royale Building
East Colfax Avenue, South Bend

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East Colfax Avenue 101
46601 South Bend
Indiana, United States
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Morris Performing Arts Center
Morris Performing Arts Center

Morris Performing Arts Center (originally Palace Theatre and formerly Morris Civic Auditorium) is a 2,564-seat concert hall located in South Bend, Indiana. It opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and later became a movie palace. It was developed along with the neighboring Palais Royale Building by the Palace Theater Corporation. It is a four- to five-story, rectangular, Spanish Renaissance Revival style brick building with finely crafted terra cotta ornamentation. It was planned for demolition in 1959 but was saved from demolition, and between 1998 and 2000, it was restored and remodeled.: 51 Morris Performing Arts Center's interior has a rose, blue and cream color scheme, as when it opened. The theater stage measures 56 feet by 57 feet and contains a red and gold main curtain dating from the 2000 restoration. The theater is home to the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and hosts Broadway shows, concerts, and other special events, including Marian High School's annual commencement ceremony. The theater's interior borrowed from European architectural styles. More than half of the seats at the center, 1,282, are in the balcony, with the remainder in the lower level. In 1985, the center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It qualified for historic designation because of its place in the region's history and because of its historically significant architecture.In 2022, the theater celebrated its 100th year, and on November 2 of that year, a documentary commemorating the anneversary aired on the local PBS affiliate, WNIT-TV.