Reconstruction of the Rex theatre building, which was burned to the ground Thursday of last week on June 19, 1919, was begun this week, and a one-story modern brick theatre will be erected there. The building will have a full basement and will be 120 feet long. It is being rebuilt under the personal supervision of Adolph Klein, owner of the property on which it is situated. The estimated cost of the building is $7,000. Immediately after the fire last week, arrangements were made by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brinkman, proprietors of the Rex, to reopen, and a large tent was secured and placed on the lots west of Hoganson Brothers building on Third street, where the show was reopened Saturday evening in the tent. The work on the permanent home of the Rex will be rushed so that the theater will be back in its old location as soon as possible.
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