The New Victory Theatre, 2312 1st Avenue, Hibbing, MN 55746, the Edelsten’s first Hibbing theatre. It became Johnson TV Repair then in 2009 it was a Discount and Pawn Shop and then it became a warehouse.
The Lybba had a cry room, a room soundproofed for mothers and babies, but the film sound was played there and the film was visible through glass. It is said that Bob Zimmerman, who did not have to pay to see the films as his family owned the cinemas, also had access to the closed cry room for evening showings. A most private place to take a girl for a heavy date… wink ifade simgesi
“One of the big things that we really enjoyed was James Dean. We went to Steven’s Grocery and Confectionary to look at all the magazines of James Dean; how he got killed in that car accident.
Did you go to Lybba’s Theater with Bob?
Yes, we went to movies related to music all the time. James Dean, Brando …things like that. It was usually John Bucklen, Bob and myself.”
— Leroy Hoikkala in On the Tracks issue #18.
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Lybba Theatre. Swiss Family Robinson was released on 21 December 1960. Goldie Rutstein was the cashier at the Lybba for many years and Sam Edelstein took tickets.
Mel Edelstein (1923-2014) was working at the Lybba, the State and the Drive-In until they were sold. He then left Hibbing to become manager of the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis.
Linda Stroback tells us, ” We saved the marquee letters from the Lybba Theatre, you can see them up on the wall at Zimmy’s in Hibbing! They are lit & look excellent.”
400 seats
The Lybba Theatre 2135 1st Avenue, Hibbing, MN 55746 was built in 1947. It closed in October of 1982. In 1984, the building was sold and it is now the home of the Sunrise Deli. The marquee is still used by the deli.
The theater was owned by Max, Julius and Sam Edelstein. It was sold to Mann Theaters in 1976. Julius died 29 December 1977. Max died 23 October 1994.
The Lybba was named after Lybba Edelstein, wife of Hibbing’s pioneer showman, B. H. Edelstein. Lybba Edelstein’s daughter was Florence Edelstein Stone; Florence’s daughter is Beatty Stone Zimmerman, and Beatty’s son is Robert Allen Zimmerman.
Bob’s son, Jesse, has a charity called Lybba.
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2135 1st Avenue, Hibbing, MN 55746 — 17 October 2010.
Sunrise Deli. Lybba. Master of the Quick Lunch. Delicatessen and Coffee Shop.
Linda Stroback tells us, ” We saved the marquee letters from the Lybba Theatre, you can see them up on the wall at Zimmy’s in Hibbing! They are lit & look excellent.”
— photograph courtesy of Jackie Chambers Rudnick 20120524
The wind it was howlin’ and the snow was outrageous
State Film Theater on a Hibbing winter’s day!
Photographer: Al Heitman
Photograph Collection 11/11/1940
Location no. QC2.61ca r1
Negative no. 22759
State Film Theater, 307 East Howard Street, Hibbing, MN 55746.
864 seats. Opened 1921. Bought from the Minnesota Amusement Company by Max, Julius and Sam Edelstein in 1964 and then sold to Marvin Mann in 1976. In 1980 it was torn down for the expansion of Merchants and Miners Bank, now the Andrew Mason Lees Building.
“A couple of reasons are that it was falling apart from neglect and that the bank wanted it, so they could expand. I think it didn’t meet the existing fire code at the time and was too expensive to upgrade.” — Hibbing informant —
State Film Theater interior.
East Howard Street. State Film Theater on the left.
The State Film Theater (1921-1980) on the day it was demolished
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Odessa is a Ukrainian sea gates on the Black Sea now and has no such hard winters as Russia. Ukrainian climate is milder. And. by the way, life in Hibbing was very close to the life we have in Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Anyway, a great article!
Excellent article!! It’s ALWAYS good to be informed about the roots of the GREATEST SONGWRITER TO EVER BE BORN!!! B-O-B D-Y-L-A-N
The original research and captions can be found at:
http://www.edlis.org/hibbing
Apologies – wrong link! 🙂
Original research and captions can be found at:
https://hibbing.yolasite.com/
Thank you for sharing.
Excellent article! I always wanted to know the family and Jewish history!
Loved the article . What a great family history no wonder he is the great Bobby Dylan. destined for success and greatness.
A great article
I use it as an important source for my book
Bob Dylan Die Zeiten ändern sich
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I moved to Hibbing in the early 60’s when I was 16 years old. Bob had already ventured away from the town. I actually saw him in the school though. He was just at the beginning of his fame and I really didn’t know much about him and wasn’t impressed when he walked past my locker and said hi to Susie Storm who was his next door neighbor. I saw his mother in the clothing store where she worked and I met his brother David when he was driving around town offering rides in the yellow convertible that Bob had bought him. I did see him in 1976 for the Bicentennial Celebration in Hibbing. His brother David was preforming at the high school by directing a concert. I had moved to CA by that time but me, my husband and children had come to Hibbing to visit my dad. That night, I was sitting in the balcony area with my husband and by that time we were both big fans of Dylan. Bob was also sitting in the balcony with his children who were playing in the rows of empty seats. My husband and I were mesmerized – Bob Dylan….. but we respected his privacy. At one point that night I got up to go to the rest room and as I was walking down the hall of the school Bob walked by in the other direction all alone. He has the bluest of blue eyes and we looked at each other and he smiled. He would have talked to me but I was so shy and so I missed my chance – I still cringe after all these years that I didn’t talk to him. I will always remember my close encounter with him that night. He was not mobbed in Hibbing because he was so different and not appreciated for his brilliance. I understand that he used to perform in the high school talent shows and was booed off stage. I wish that my family had moved to Hibbing sooner so I could have known him. I would just love to talk with him – he is a treasure. I just finished watching the documentary on Netflix about Rolling Thunder and in watching it last night brought back such emotion that I had been so near but yet so far. Just loving Bob Dylan.
Our son, Benjamin, gave us a pair of concert tix to see Bob Dylan back in the early 90’s in Tallahassee FL. He had saved his lunch money to purchase them and give us as a present. Benjamin loved concerts and would invite me to go along with him and his friends to see Nirvana which was so cool yet I didn’t realize until years later. My husband, Charlie, was a huge Dylan fan and had followed him since the 60’s. He turned me on to some good music one night and I heard Lay Lady Lay for the very first time. Well, the concert was outstanding and a night not to be forgotten. I was right up close to the stage and could feel Bob Dylan’s breath singing all his greatest. I have been in love ever since! I have to listen to him every night before going to sleep. Never ever forgot how great it was to see Bobby Zimmerman on stage.
Marie Munter’s maiden name is Mattson (not Johnson). That is my great grandma.