The Bradley Symphony Center’s Warner Theater, 212 W. Wisconsin Avenue, was the last of Milwaukee’s great movie palaces. Designed by prominent Chicago architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp, the Warner Theater opened to much fanfare on May 1, 1931, and became the jewel of Warner Brothers’ string of Milwaukee theaters. The lobby included some of Milwaukee’s finest art deco architecture, while the auditorium was done in the French Renaissance style. The Warner (renamed the Grand Theater in the 1980s) closed in 1995 and suffered from years of neglect until the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra purchased it in 2017. It’s been restored to its original glory, creating a world-class concert venue.