Southern Iowa movie theatres and drive-ins - Movie

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Southern Iowa
movie theatres
and drive-ins
Includes Des Moines
[Pick the date]
ATLANTIC
ADAIR COUNTY
ADAIR
Adair
AKA: Riada
? 1935
Riada
Grand
238 Public Square
? 1940502 seats
Associated Theatres, Inc & Associated Theatres
Home Video owned it in 1990-1995, this
theatre has an video store.
? 1940-? 1950
199 seats
Adair spelled backwards.
BRIDGEWATER
State
? 1950-? 1955
195 seats
FONTANELLE
Fontanelle
? 1945
Victory
? 1945-? 1955
220 seats
GREENFIELD
Garden
? 1930
ORIENT
Orient
Closed by 1945
AUDUBON COUNTY
AUDUBON
Broadway
? 1935-? 1940
Crescent
? 1930
Isis
? 1950-? 1955
Rose
318 Broadway
? 1945-2010
360 seats
Home Video owned it in 1995. The theatre
stopped posting showtimes in 2010, it may be
closed.
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EXIRA
Exira
? 1955
Kozy
? 1945-? 1950
200 seats
Palace
? 1935-? 1940
KIMBALLTON
Dale's Movies (Portable)
? 1940-? 1945
Kimballton
? 1935
Viking
? 1945-? 1950
250 seats
CASS COUNTY
ANITA
Anita
? 1945-? 1955
264 seats
Frederick 2
AKA: Atlantic I & II
? 1990-? 1995
Home Video owned this cinema. Fridley
Theatres taken it over by 2012.
Rialto
? 1935-? 1940
ATLANTIC
Atlantic
? 1930-? 1961
600 seats
Pioneer Theatre owned it 1945-1961
Atlantic I & II
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AKA: Frederick 2
28 W. 5th Street
? 1998600 seats
Fridley Theatres owns this theatre.
Grand
AKA: New Grand
? 1945-? 1955
450 seats
Pioneer Theatre owned this cinema.
Iowa
? 1935-? 1940
Pioneer Theatre owned this cinema. Finkelstein
Theatres owned it in 1935
New Grand
AKA: Grand
? 1940
Pioneer Theatre owned this cinema.
Corral Drive-In
2km east of town
? 1950-? 1980
Pioneer Theatre owned it 1950-1964
Strand
? 1930-? 1935
Finkelstein Theatres owned it in 1935
CUMBERLAND
Leo
? 1945-? 1955
182 seats
Strand
? 1940
GRISWOLD
MASSENA
Globe
Lux
Strand
Pastime
? 1930-? 1940
? 1935
LEWIS
Princess
? 1945
WIOTA
Lewis
Ames (Portable)
? 1940-? 1955
265 seats
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
? 1945-? 1990
179 seats
? 1940-? 1940
? 1945
38 theatres listed
August 19, 2006
BURLINGTON
DES MOINES COUNTY
BURLINGTON
Arion
212 N. Main
? 1950
496 seats
Capitol
211 N 3rd St
http://www.burlingtoncapitoltheater.org
1937-1977, June 2012Central States Theatres owned this 682-seat
theatre.
Avon
? 1935-? 1945
Burlington Drive-In
406 E. Agency Rd.
? 1950-? 1995
Central States Theatres owned it 1964-1995
Chelsea
502 Valley St.
Dates unknown
Garrick
? 1920
Iowa
? 1935-? 1945
Central States owned this theatre.
Palace
314 N 3rd St
? 1920-? 1990
764 seats
* Late 1910's opened with 764 seats.
* Early 1920's taken over by A. H. Blank
* Late 1920's until closing, it was owned by
Central States Theatres
* Early 1990's twinned
* Late 1990's closed
WEST BURLINGTON
Mall
550 S Gear Ave
? 1995Opened by Central States Theatres with 6
screens and taken over by CEC Cinemas by
2005 and 2 more screens were added by 2005
Cinematour.com picture below.
YARMOUTH
Adams (Portable)
Rialto
? 1925-? 1935
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
1930-1935 Central States Theatres
West I & II
Westland Mall
1977-? 1995
Central States Theatres owned this twin
cinema.
Zephyr
422 Jefferson
? 1940-? 1955
Central States Theatres owned this 576-seat
theatre.
MEDIAPOLIS
Fountainhead
? 1955
Mediapolis
? 1947
State
Closed by ? 1945
? 1945
HENRY COUNTY
Temple
HILLSBORO
115 N. Main
? 1930500 seats
Twinned in the late 1980's
Owners:
1990-1995 Associated Theatres, Inc &
Associated Theatres Home Video
1998- Fridley Theatres
Hills
? 1955
LOWELL
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
MOUNT PLEASANT
Auditorium
? 1920-? 1935
Moreland Amusements owned this theatre in
1920.
Colonial
E. Monroe
? 1940-? 1950
500 seats
Mt. Pleasant Drive-In
Hwy 84 W
? 1955-? 1969
NEW LONDON
Alamo
? 1935-? 1955
320 seats
OLDS
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
ROME
Ridge Drive-In
Hwy 84 W
? 1975-? 1980
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
SALEM
Hodges Circus
? 1955
Salem
? 1945
TRENTON
Adams (Portable)
? 1945
WINFIELD
Pratt
? 1930
Uptown
? 1935
Winfield
? 1940-? 1955
301 seats
LEE COUNTY
DENMARK
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
FORT MADISON
Orpheum
812 G
? 1930-? 1955
633 seats
Owners:
1930 Wesco Corporation (owned by Fox)
1935-1950 Fox Midwest Theaters Corp.
Columbia
Strand
? 1930
Wesco Corporation (owned by Fox) owned this
theatre.
831 Ave G
? 1930-? 1950
818 seats
Owners:
1930 Wesco Corporation (owned by Fox)
1935-1950 Fox Midwest Theaters Corp.
Fort Madison Drive-In
? 1955-? 1975
Frisina Amusements Co. owned this drive-in
1969-1975
Fox
AKA: Strand
831 Avenue G
? 1955-May 2010
Owners:
1955 Fox Midwest Theaters Corp.
1961 NT & T Amusement Corp.
1969 Fox Inter-Mountain-Midwest Theatres
1975 Frisina Amusements Co.
AKA: Fox
West End
? 1930
KEOKUK
Airdome
Theatre with no roof.
Auditorium
? 1925
Colonial
323 Main
? 1920-? 1925
Dodge
401 Main
? 1920
This was on the ground floor of the Dodge
Hotel.
Iowa
735 Avenue A
? 1935-? 1950
600 seats
Grand
26 N. 6th Street http://keokukgrandtheatre.org
1925-? 1980
1,030 seats
Frisina Amusements Co. owned it 1945-1980.
It is now a live theatre.
Iowa
AKA: Hippodrome, Regent
416 Main
? 1940-? 1975
1,099 seats
Owned by Frisina Amusements Co. 1945-1975
Grand Opera House
26 N. 6th Street,
? 1920-1923
Burned in 1923.
Hippodrome
AKA: Regent, Iowa
416 Main
1913-? 1920
* 1913 opened as Mark Angell's Hippodrome
* 1915 known as Hippodrome
* between 1920-1926 renamed Regent
* 1938 renamed Iowa
* 1975 closed
Isis
? 1930
Keokuk
? 1920-? 1925
Plaza Cinema
300 Main
? 1980* Late 1970's opened as a single cinema by L &
M Management Corp.
* Late 1980's twinned as it is taken over by
Kerasotes.
* Early 1990's 3 screens. This is the only
Kerasotes theatre in Iowa at the time.
* 2010 sold to AMC Entertainment.
* November 2010 closed
* December 2010 reopened by Eisntraut
Theatres
Cinematour Picture below.
Regent
AKA: Hippodrome, Regent
416 Main
1926-1938
* 1913 opened as Mark Angell's Hippodrome
* 1915 known as Hippodrome
* between 1920-1926 renamed Regent
* 1938 renamed Iowa
* 1975 closed
Skylark Drive-In
Hwy 218 North at 258th Av.
? 1955-? 1985
Frisina Amusements Co. owned this drive-in
1955-1980
WEST POINT
Opera House
? 1935
West Point
? 1940-? 1955
300 seats
LOUISA COUNTY
COLUMBUS
JUNCTION
Columbus
? 1940-? 1955
Lyric
? 1935
LETTS
Hawk-Eye Grandview Drive-In
15505 County Road G44X
http://www.grandviewdriveintheater.com/
May 25, 2007-
MORNING SUN
Cozy
? 1950-? 1955
163 seats
Morning Sun
? 1940-? 1945
OAKVILLE
New
? 1935-? 1945
WAPELLO
Keck
? 1935-? 1950
200 seats
Wapello
? 1955
61 theatres listed
CLARITON
APPANOOSE COUNTY
CENTERVILLE
Cinema 4
1013 N. 18th St.
? 2009Fridley Theatres owns it.
Ritz
217 N 13th St.
? 1935-2000
450 seats
Central States Theatres owned this theatre
1935-1955
Drake
E. Maple & Drake
1912-1930
Lake Center 2
? 1998-? 2009
Fridley Theatres owns this twin cinema.
Town and Country Drive-In
Route 277
? 1950-? 1980
Majestic
1913-? 1982
100 N. 13th St.
516 seats
CINCINNATI
Moore
? 1950
200 seats
Opera House
? 1935
MORAVIA
Adams (Portable)
? 1945
MOULTON
Colonial
? 1935-? 1940
Molo
? 1945-? 1955
275 seats
MYSTIC
Strand
? 1935-? 1945
CLARKE COUNTY
MURRAY
Murray
? 1950-? 1955
190 seats
Palace
? 1935-? 1945
OSCEOLA
Lyric
AKA: Super Saver
? 1935-? 2000, 2008400 seats
Osceola
? 1940-? 1955
300 seats
Ossian
? 1940
DECATUR COUNTY
DECATUR CITY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
GARDEN GROVE
Idle Hour
? 1920
Moreland Amusements owned this theatre.
South Central Iowa Theatre
208 N. Main
? 1995
Linde
? 1950-? 1955
150 seats
Opera House
Closed by ? 1935
GRAND RIVER
Grand
? 1945-? 1945
LAMONI
Coliseum
Main & Maple
1911403 seats
Owners:
1995 Associated Theatres, Inc & Associated
Theatres Home Video
2005 Fridley Theatres
Strand
? 1935-? 1955
250 seats
LE ROY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
PLEASTON
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
VAN WERT
Community
? 1955
Van Wert
? 1945
LEON
Idle Hour
? 1990
WELDON
Van Wert (Portable)
? 1945
LUCUS COUNTY
Vision II
CHARITON
19983 cinemas by 2011.
Chariton Drive-In
? 1950-? 1955
Iris
107 S. Main
Dates unknown
Lincoln
? 1920-? 1930
Owners:
1920 Moreland Amusements
1930 Central States Theatres
Ritz
? 1930-? 1975
theatre.
State
? 1940
WAYNE COUNTY
ALLERTON
Allerton
LINEVILLE
Rialto
? 1935-? 1940
? 1940-? 1955
220 seats
Moore
SEYMOUR
? 1945-? 1955
200 seats
CORYDON
Auditorium
? 1935
Wayne
? 1945-2000, 2011454 seats
Iowa United owned this theatre 1955-1969
HUMESTON
Hwy 2 & 65 Drive-In
? 1969-? 1985
Princess
? 1935-? 1955
400 seats
Lyric
? 1935-? 1955
230 seats
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CRESTON
ADAMS COUNTY
CARBON
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
Carbon (Portable)
Main St
? 1950-? 1955
165 seats
CARL
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
CORNING
American
704 Davis http://www.corningmovies.com/
? 1940-2009
200 seats
www.cinematour.com picture pic: www.cinematour.com.
NEVINVILLE
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
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NODAWAY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
PRESCOTT
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
Lyric
? 1935
RINGGOLD COUNTY
DIAGONAL
Avon
? 1945-? 1950
200 seats
Community
? 1935
Diagonal
? 1940-? 1955
ELLISON
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
MOUNT AYR
Princess
101 W Monroe
? 1940-? 1990
400 seats
* 1887 the building was constructed by William
Timby for the W. A. Simpson Department Store.
* 1914 the store was converted into a theatre called
Princess
* 1937-1977 owned and operated by J. H. Eddy, who
renovated it in 1937.
* 1980 taken over by Thomas and Gharlene Green
* June 1985 closed
* August 2008 reopens as a live theatre and cinema.
The screen can be rolled away for the stage
performances.
http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/articles/200
8/08/18/news/local_news/8-18aaprincess.txt
KELLERTON
Avon
? 1940-? 1945
Star
? 1950-? 1955
200 seats
Valerie Allen
TINGLEY
Avon
? 1945
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TAYLOR COUNTY
ATHELSTAN
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
LENOX
Lenox
? 1940-? 1955
261 seats
BEDFORD
Olympic
303 Main
? 1930-1955
300 seats
Owned by Kerr Theatres 1950-1955
State
Rialto
BLOCKTON
Electric
? 1935-? 1950
? 195 seats
CLEARFIELD
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
Clearfield
? 1945
Community
? 1935
Princess
? 1950-? 1955
200 seats
CONWAY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
GRAVITY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
23
? 1935
? 1940-? 1955
433 seats
NEWMARKET
Community
? 1935-? 1945
Wilson
? 1945-? 1955
200 seats
UNION COUNTY
Strand
AFTON
309 Adams
? 1930855 seats in 1950
Owners:
1935-1975 Commonwealth Theatres
Theatres Home Video
Community
? 1935
Paris
? 1940-? 1955
232 seats
CRESTON
Crest
? 1930
Creston
? 1955
Creston Drive-In
? 1955
Dickinson
? 1935
Dickinson Theatres owned this cinema.
Masonic
Mills & Oak
This theatre and the temple burned down on
July 4th, 1920.
Skylark Drive-In
? 1955-? 1975
Commonwealth Theatres owned this drive-in
1955-1969
Uptown
215 W. Adams
? 1940-? 1955
470 seats
Commonwealth Theatres owned it 1945-1955
Willard
? 1920
24
LORIMAR
Lorimer
? 1945-? 1955
212 seats
SHANNON CITY
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
THAYER
Rogers (Portable)
? 1945
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DES MOINES
POLK COUNTY
DES MOINES
Amuzu
515 E Locust
1919-? 1955
315 seats
Lost Cinemas of Greater Des Moines (Mark Heggen)
Avalon
2915 E 9th St
1946-? 1955
500 seats
Owners:
1945 Garbett Theater Enterpirses
1955 Iowa United
Beaver
2706 Beaver
? 1940-? 1957
400 seats
Avalon
9th & Hull
? 1940-1946
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Berchel
Capitol Drive-In
1911-? 1920
4646 E 14th St
? 1952-? 1985
755 cars
Owned by Central States Theatres 1980-1985
Capitol
AKA: Paramount
? 1925-? 1930
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
1930 Blank, A. H. Theatres (Controlled by
Paramount Publix)
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Capri
Casino
AKA: Uptown
555 Locust
1913-? 1945
4115 University
November 10th, 1960-? 1990
Owners:
1960-Late 1970s Fridley Theatres
1980-1990 Dubinsky Theatres
1990 Excellence Theatres Corporation
The Sound of Music played here.
“The Uptown Theatre at 41st and University opened
in 1935 and was operated by Tri-States Theater Corp.
In 1964 I was able to obtain the lease from Glen
Wallace, the then owner of the Uptown Shopping
Center. After a complete remodeling job, I reopened
it as the Capri on November 10, 1960 with the
roadshow presentation of BEN-HUR in 65 millimeter
and six tracks of stereophonic sound. We then played
most of the big roadshows including a two-year, two
week engagement in 1965 and 1966 of THE SOUND
OF MUSIC. In the late seventies I sold it to Dubinsky
Theatres who was my partner in the River
Hills/Riviera Theatres. I would welcome a visit from
anyone interested in Iowa Theatres. From 1929 on
spent a great deal of my youth in them.”
Cinema III
Eastgate Shopping Centre
November 26th, 1969-? 1980
This was an adult cinema.
Robert L. Fridley’s post on cinematreasures.org
on July 11th, 2009
Circle
28
? 1920
Circle Amusements owned this theatre.
Colonial
? 1913-? 1914
Des Moines
517 Grand
July 1919-1966
1,697 seats
Des Moines Drive-In
Owners:
AKA: SE 14 drive-in
1930-1955 Blank, A. H. Theatres (Controlled by 6000 SE 14th Street
Paramount Publix)
1948-? 1950
1961-1964 Tri-State Theatre Corp.
Smith Management Corp. owned this drive-in
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Eastgate Cinema I & II
Empress
AKA: Cinema
1913-? 1920
Moreland Amusements owned this theatre.
1550 E. Euclid
October 26th, 1966-?
This was opened by Davis Theatres. It opened
with the world premiere of “The Hostage”
Later owned by Dubinsky and Excellence
Theatres. The adult theater in the mall joined
this cinema in the late 1970’s.
Family
539 Locust
? 1935-? 1950
350 seats
This ran westerns, Laurel & Hardy, and
cartoons.
Fine Arts
? 1985
Fridley Theatres owned this theatre.
Eastown
AKA: Theatre 1536
1536 E Grand
? 1945-1969
250 seats
Owners:
1945-1950 Blank, A. H. Theatres (Controlled by
Paramount Publix)
Elite
E. 6th & Locust
1913-1914
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Fleur 4
4545 Fleur Dr
November 25th, 1970Owners:
1990-1995 Excellence Theatres Corporation
1995-2000 Carmike Cinemas
Carmike closed it on August 25th, 2001 and
reopened shortly after as an independent
cinema. www.fleurcinema.com
Forest
1343 13th St
? 1940-? 1950
500 seats
Garbett Theater Enterprises owned it 19451950
Fort Des Moines
? 1940
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Forum 4
Galaxy Showcase
4080 Merle Hay Rd
December 20th, 1974-1999
Dubinsky, Excellence and Carmike Cinemas
owned this cinema.
October 8th, 1965-1977
Dubinsky Theatres owned it.
Garden
615 Locust
1917-? 1950
Blank, A. H. Theatres (Controlled by Paramount
Publix) owned this theatre
Garrick
Foster
? 1909-1911
Across from the Majestic
Dates unknown
Grand
420 E 6th St
? 1930-1953
700 seats
Grand Opera House
? 1909-1911
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Hiland
Ideal
423 Euclid
? 1945-1967
500 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
1961 Tri-State Theatre Corp.
2447 E Walnut
? 1935-? 1955
520 seats
Ingersoll
Hillard
? 1930-? 1935
Holiday
AKA: Lincoln
3400 SW 9th St.
? 1964-? 1978
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3711 Ingersoll
1938 -1977
350 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
1961-1969 Tri-State Theatre Corp.
1972-1977 Dubinsky Theatres
Roadshow movies were shown here.
Iowa
Majestic
? 1920
1910-? 1920
Iowa
319 E 5th ST
? 1935-? 1955
700 seats
Publix) owned it 1945-1950
Jerry Lewis
AKA: Southgate 2
th
SE 14 & Indianola Road
1972-1973
Mall Cinemas I,II,III & IV
? 1975
CinemaNational had plan to build cinemas in
Des Moines, no newspaper listings for it.
Merle Hay Mall
AKA: Plaza
3800 Merle Hay Rd
http://www.merlehaymallcinema.com
1992Largest non-IMAX screen in the state. This
theatre books top movies to sold-out crowds.
Lincoln
AKA: Holiday
3400 SW 9th St
? 1940-? 1955
500 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
1955 Iowa United
Lyric
1966-1967
This was an short-lived adult cinema.
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Mini-East
Orpheum
418 E. Locust
April 16th, 1972-?
AKA: Pantages, Empress,
412 8th St.
? 1909-1965
1,630 seats
RKO owned this theatre.
Mini-X
214 4th St.
1971-?
New Hillard
? 1940-? 1945
Nickeldom
Locust St.
Around 1905
Orpheum
210 8th St.
? 1907-? 1910
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Palace
Paramount
October 25th, 1913-? 1935
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
Paramount Publix)
AKA: Capitol
509 Grand
? 1930-1973
1,708 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
Paramount Publix)
Pioneer Drive-In
2099 SE 14th St
? 1960-? 1985
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Plantation Drive-In
Plaza
6214 Grand
July 2nd, 1965-1987
Fridley Theatres owned it in 1975
AKA: Merle Hay Mall
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January 28th, 1966-?
Princess
Rialto
314 4th St.
? 1911-? 1915
Locust at 8th St.
April 17th, 1918-? 1925
A.H. Blank owned it in 1925
Ritz
? 1935
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River Hills Cinerama
Riviera
222 Crocker St
April 12, 1968-September 2000
Owners:
1968-1985 Fridley Theatres and Dubinsky
Theatres
This theatre and the Riviera were in the same
building. Star Wars played here.
222 Crocker St
April 12, 1968-September 2000
Rocket
615 Locust
? 1950-? 1955
900 seats
Roosevelt
831 42nd St
? 1935-? 1953
800 seats
Publix) owned it 1945-1950. It is now a live
theatre called Playhouse.
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Royal
Locust at 8th St.
1914-? 1920
Science Center of Iowa Blank
IMAX
401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
? 2000This is named after A. B. Blank, who had a
major theatre circuit in this state.
Screening Room
1971-1972
Sheldon Drive-In
SE 14th St Drive-In
6000 SE 14th St
? 1955-1998
Owners:
1955 Smith Management Corp.
1961-1964 General Drive-Ins
40
? 1950
Sherman
1922
Silver 10
Southridge 3
6000 Aurora in the Haymarket Square
Shopping Center
? 2000-2004
December 22nd, 1976-? 1990
Dubinsky-Excellence owned this theatre.
Southgate 2
AKA: Jerry Lewis
1973-1974
This was owned by Dubinsky Theatres.
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Southridge 12
6720 SE 14th Ave
? 1995Owners:
1995- Carmike Cinemas
Star
? 1935
State
? 1945
Strand
AKA: Nickelodeon, Unique
614 Locust
? 1920-? 1950
1,068 seats
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
Paramount Publix)
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Studio III
Locust St.
May 8th, 1970-1977
Super Saver 7
508 Grand Ave
1988-? 1998
Owners:
Theatres Home Video
This is now a school.
Theatre 1536
AKA: Eastown
1536 E. Grand
October 25th, 1974-? 1980
Adult movies 1974-?
Varsity
1207 25th St
? 1935472 seats in ? 1990
Owners:
1945-1950 Garbett Theater Enterprises
Adult movies in the 1970’s.
Unique
1911-1918
Wakonda
Uptown
April 5th, 1969-? 1980
Fridley Theatres and Dubinsky Theatres owned
this theatre.
AKA: Capri
4115 University
? 1940-? 1955
Publix) owned this 700-seat theatre.
82 theatres listed
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POLK COUNTY
POLK COUNTY
ALTOONA
New Starlight Drive-In
April 1970-? 1985
Owners:
Frontier
AKA: Paramount
1610 W. 1st St.
1975-? 1990
Odyssey
Westview Plaza
1970-1971
Town Drive-In
? 1950-1969
Owners:
1955-1964 Iowa United
Paramount 5
AKA: Frontier
1610 W 1st St
? 1991-2000
ANKENY
Gem
? 1950-? 1955
150 seats
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Springwood 9
2829 S Ankeny Blvd
2000Fridley Theatres owns this cinema.
JOHNSON
Wynnsong 16
5233 NW 84th St
1998Carmike Cinemas owns this theatre.
FORT DES MOINES
Town
? 1950-? 1955
GRIMES
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
MITCHELLVILLE
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
Villa
? 1945
45
PLEASANT HILL
URBANDALE
Cooper Creek 9
Carmike
1355 Copper Creek Dr
? 2000Fridley Theatres owns this theatre. It and the
Springwood 9 are the largest cinemas in the
Fridley theatres chain and are built from the
same plan.
AKA: Nova 10, Century 6
4353 Merle Hay Rd
1993-2000
* March 1986 opened as Century 6
* 1993 opened by Carmike Cinemas as Carmike 5
* 1995 expanded to 11 screens
* 1997 Silver Cinemas builds a new 10-plex just
blocks away with a $1.50 admission putting an axe to
the Carmike Value Cinema downtown.
* 1998 Carmike builds a new Wynnsong 16 nearby
and made this theatre a dollar cinema. A week later,
Silver Cinemas changed to a first-run policy.
* 2000 Carmike closes it.
* 2002 Nova cinemas reopen it as Nova 10 and
convert one of the auditoriums into a laser tag game.
Century 6
AKA: Carmike 5, Nova 10
4353 Merle Hay Road
March 1986-? 1995
Owners:
1986 Dubinsky Brothers
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Cobblestone 9
8501 Hickman Road
1994Carmike Cinemas owns this cinema.
WestVue Drive-In
86th St & Hickman Rd
? 1955-1977
Owners:
1955 Iowa United
Nova 10
AKA: Carmike 5, Carmike 11
4353 Merle Hay Rd
2002-
WEST DES MOINES
AKA: Valley Junction
Billy Joe's Pitcher Show
1701 25th St
February 6th, 1984-2009
Www.billyjoes.com
Urban
? 1950
375 seats
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Jordan Creek & XD 20
101 74th St
2004Century Theatres owns this all-THX cinema,
which added an XD screen in 2010. It is the
biggest cinema in Iowa. Cinemark took it over
in 2005
48
Lyric
145 5th St.
? 1940-? 1955
350 seats
Sierra 3
Valley 3
1618 22nd St
April 13th, 1973-November 2007
Owners:
1975-1985 Fridley Theatres
186 Valley West Mall
July 30th, 1976-August 25th, 2001
Owners:
1976-1989 Dubinsky Brothers (an split off from
AMC)
49
Westwood 6
1720 25th St
? 1984-2000
Owners:
25 listings
50
DES MOINES REGION
DALLAS COUNTY
ADEL
Dallas
Rialto
1302 2nd St
? 1945-? 1950
Pioneer Theatre owned this 308-seat theatre.
? 1930-? 1955
560 seats
Foxy
DALLAS CENTER
Dallas
? 1940-? 1945
DAXTER
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
? 1935-? 1940
Pioneer Theatre owned it in 1940
Grand
AKA: Perry
1312 2nd St
? 19303 screens in the early 1990's
Owned by Finkelstein Theatres in 1935, Fridley
Theatres in 1995-2008
BigTime Cinemas 2008-
PERRY
Ames
? 1945
Corral Drive-In
141st & Willlis
? 1950-? 1985
Pioneer Theatre owned this theatre 1950-1964
Perry
AKA: Grand
1312 2nd St
? 1935-? 1990
700 seats
Twinned in the late 1980's
Owners:
1935 Finkelstein Theatres
1940-1964 Pioneer Theatre
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REDFIELD
Rozoda
? 1940
State
? 1935
WOODWARD
Strand
? 1935
Sun
209 S. Main
? 1940-? 1950
255 seats
52
JASPER COUNTY
BAXTER
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
COLFAX
Star
20 W. Howard
? 1930-? 1955
400 seats
Iowa United owned it in 1955
GALESBURG
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
IRA
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
KELLOGG
Kellogg
? 1945
Peck's
? 1950
LYNNVILLE
Lynn
? 1950
MINGO
Mingo
? 1935-? 1940
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
53
MONROE
Fox
? 1940
Monroe
? 1935-? 1945
Strand
? 1950-? 1955
250 seats
NEWTON
Newton Drive-In
Capitol
West of town.
1948-? 1975
This was the first drive-in in Iowa.
116 1st Street North
? 1930685 seats
Twinned down the middle in the early 1990's
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
2005-2010 CEC Theatres
2010- Big Time Theatres
AKA: Valle Drive-In
Rialto
? 1920-? 1955
200 seats
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
Paramount Publix)
State
? 1945
Strand
? 1930
Cozy
? 1940-? 1945
Iowa
217 N 2nd Av W
? 1935-? 1955
324 seats
54
Valle Drive-In
AKA: Newton Drive-In
4074 Hwy F48
? 1980-
Yellow bordered photos provided by Matt
Lutthans in 2008.
REASNOR
Peck's (Portable)
? 1950
55
MADISON COUNTY
EARLHAM
Earl
? 1945-? 1955
196 seats
MACHSBURG
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
PERU
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
TRURO
Rogers (Portable)
? 1945
Truro
? 1940
WINTERSET
Iowa
? 1935-2011
350 seats
Home Video owned it 1990-1995
56
WARREN COUNTY
CARLISLE
Carlisle
Tomahawk
? 1985
? 1945-? 1955
156 seats
LACONA
HARTFORD
? 1950
200 seats
Rogers
? 1945
INDIANOLA
Empress
127 N Buxton
? 1920-? 1955
500 seats
Paramount 7
105 S First St
? 19907 screens in 2004
Fridley Theatres owns this cinema.
Lacona
MILO
Milo
Main St
? 1950
208 seats
NEW VIRGINIA
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
ST. MARY'S
Rogers (Portable)
? 1945
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IOWA CITY
IOWA COUNTY
LADORA
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
MARENGO
Strand
? 1930-? 1955
NORTH ENGLISH
Orpheum
? 1930-? 1955
VICTOR
Rio
? 1945-? 1955
200 seats
Strand
? 1935-? 1940
WILLIAMSBURG
Burg
? 1945-? 1955
368 seats
Iowa
? 1940
58
JOHNSON COUNTY
CORALVILLE
Coral Ridge Mall 10
Iowa City Drive-In
? 1950-? 1975
Central States Theatres owned this drive-in
1961-1975
1451 Coral Ridge Ave
1998Owners: 1998 Central States Theatres
2005 CEC Theatres
2007 Marcus
HILLS
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
Coralville Drive-In
? 1950-? 1955
Coralville Drive-In (II)
1215 5th St
? 1980
Central States Theatres owned this drive-in
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IOWA CITY
Astro
September 1968-? 1990
Central States Theatres owned this theatre.
Campus 1,2 & 3
201 S Clinton St
? 1985-2007
Owners:
2005 CEC Theatres
Coral 4
1451 Coral Ridge Ave
? 1995-? 1998
Central States Theatres owned this cinema.
Englert
221 E Washington
1912-1926
A. H. Blank owned this theatre.
Englert
221 E Washington
1926-? 1985
1,350 seats
* 1926 opened replacing an older theatre,
which burned. it was owned by A. H. Blank
* 1930-2000 owner: Central States Theatres
* Late 1980's twinned
* about 2000 closed
* 2006 reopened as a performing arts center.
Www.cinematour.com picture
Capitol
AKA: Pastime
205 College
? 1950-? 1955
350 seats
Cinema I & II
1600 Sycamore St
September 11, 1969-2005
Central States Theatres owned this twin.
Garden
? 1925-? 1930
Owners:
1925 A. H. Blank
Iowa
124 S. Dubuque Lane
? 1940-? 1985
499 seats
1961-1985
60
Pastime
AKA: Capitol
205 College
? 1920-? 1945
Strand
129 E College
? 1920-1968
550 seats
1950-1969
61
Sycamore Cinema 12
1602 Sycamore St,
2005CEC Theatres owns this stadium-seating
cinema. It was taken over by Marcus in 2007
6 screens in 2005, 12 in 2006
Www.cinematour.com picture below.
Varsity
212 E Washington
1915-1991
1935-1969
500 seats
LONE TREE
Lone Tree
? 1945-? 1950
Rex
? 1930
62
KEOKUK COUNTY
GIBSON
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
HEDRICK
State
? 1940-? 1955
328 seats
SOUTH ENGLISH
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
THORNBURG
Baxter's (Portable)
? 1945
WHAT CHEER
KEOTA
Masonic
? 1940-? 1955
225 seats
What Cheer
Avon
Baxter (Portable)
? 1945
KINROSS
Baxter (Portable)
? 1945
OLLIE
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
RICHLAND
Strand
? 1945-? 1955
200 seats
SIGOURNEY
Garden
? 1930-1974
348 seats
63
? 1935
? 1945-? 1950
225 seats
WASHINGTON COUNTY
State
AINSWORTH
123 E. Washington
? 1935-2010, 2011700 seats
This was damaged by a fire in 2010. It will
reopen in 2011.
Owners:
1955-1975 Iowa United
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
BRIGHTON
Princess
? 1950-? 1955
RIVERSIDE
State
Closed by 1940
WASHINGTON
Fox
174 E. Main
? 1920-? 1950
300 seats
Graham
123 E. Washington
? 1920-? 1930
Moreland Amusements owned this theatre in
1920
64
Waco Drive-In
? 1955-? 1980
Iowa United owned this drive-in
WELLMAN
Grand
257 W. 8th Av.
? 1940-? 1955
300 seats
Welman
? 1935
WESTCHESTER
Baxter's (Portable)
? 1945
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KNOXVILLE
MAHASKA COUNTY
NEW SHARON
Capri
? 1975-? 1985, 2008Fridley Theatres owned this theatre. It is
opened on a part-time basis.
Oskaloosa Drive-In
? 1950-? 1985
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
Penn Center 2
Sharon
? 1935-? 1955
274 seats
OSKALOOSA
Grand
216 2nd Av. W.
? 1990Owners:
Theatres Home Video
2009- NKM Theatres
? 1925-? 1925
Makoska
? 1940-? 1955
300 seats
Owners
Paramount Publix)
WWW.CINEMATOUR.COM
Perry
? 1925
66
Princess
? 1935-? 1950
200 seats
Publix) owned it 1945-1950
Rex
? 1925
Rivola
202 High
1921-1984
600 seats
Owners:
1925 Hostettler Amusement Company
Paramount Publix)
Strand
? 1925-? 1945
Owners:
1925 Hostettler Amusement Company
Paramount Publix)
ROSE HILL
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
67
MARION COUNTY
BUSSEY
Bussey
? 1940-? 1945
Raola
? 1950-? 1955
250 seats
KNOXVILLE
Olympic
? 1920
Moreland Amusements owned it.
Village I & II
212 E Robinson
? 1990-2011
365 seats
Owners:
Theatres Home Video
Grand
Robinson bet 2nd and 3rd
? 1930-? 1955
300 seats
Kerr Theatres owned it 1950-1955
Hi Vu Drive-In
Route 14 past Illinois Drive
? 1969-? 1980
MELCHER
Casino
? 1930
Iowa
? 1940-? 1950
Iowa
? 1935
Knoxville Drive-In
? 1955-? 1964
Marion
4th and Robinson
? 1940-? 1955
500 seats
Strand
1935
PELLA
New Holland
832 Main
? 1940-2000
200 seats
Owned by Fridley Theatres 1998-2000
Pella
? 1935
68
Pelle Cinemas 3
708 Main
? 2005-
PERSHING
Baxter's (Portable)
? 1945
PLEASANTVILLE
Pleasantville
? 1945-? 1955
240 seats
Strand
? 1935-? 1950
69
MONROE COUNTY
ALBIA
Albia
115 E. Benton
? 1980-
Albia Drive-In
? 1961-? 1975
Call
? 1955
King
? 1920-? 1975
759 seats
Owners:
1930 Commonwealth Theatres
Rex
? 1920-? 1935
Owners:
1930 Commonwealth Theatres
W. Barbary Coast Opera House
? 1990500 seats
LOVILIA
Villa
? 1945
70
POWERSHIEK COUNTY
BROOKLYN
Broadway
? 1935-? 1955
350 seats
DEEP RIVER
Deep River
? 1945-? 1950
267 seats
GRINNELL
Cinema
921 Main
? 1980-2003
Owners:
Colonial
AKA: Iowa, Opera House
Main & 5th
1902-? 1930
Grinnell Drive-In
? 1955-? 1980
71
Iowa
AKA: Opera House, Colonial
Main & 5th
? 1935-? 1955
561 seats
theatre.
Strand
AKA: Cinema
921 Main
1916-? 1975, 2008501 seats
Central States Theatres owned it 1935-1975.
This theatre reopened with 3 cinemas in 2008
HARWICK
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
MALCOM
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
MONTEZUMA
Monte
? 1940-? 1950
Princess
? 1935
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OTTUMWA
DAVIS COUNTY
BLOOMFIELD
Iowa
107 S. Iowa
? 1935-
PULASKI
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
SAVANAH
Adams (Portable)
? 1945
WEST GROVE
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
ABINGTON
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
BATAVIA
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
FAIRFIELD
Broadway
Victory
? 1930
LIBERTYVILLE
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
LOCKRIDGE
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
? 1955
PACKWOOD
Co-Ed
? 1945
AKA: Orpheum
December 25, 1940* July 28, 1910 opened as Orpheum
* December 25, 1940 reopened as Co-Od
* August 1984 reopened as a twin cinema by
* 2005 owned by CEC Theatres
Fairfield Drive-In
? 1955-? 1985
Orpheum
AKA: Co-Ed
July 28, 1910-1940
Moreland Amusements owned it in 1920
Rex
? 1935-? 1950
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Peck's (Portable)
VAN BUREN COUNTY
BIRMINGHAM
Coliseum
? 1935
BONAPARTE
Bonaparte
? 1950
Oriental
Opera House
? 1935-? 1940
Roxy
? 1950
210 seats
MOUNT STERLING
Adams (Portable)
? 1945
? 1935-? 1940
STOCKPORT
CANTRIL
Community
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
DOUD
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945-? 1950
State
Closed by 1940
FARMINGTON
New
? 1935
State
? 1940-? 1955
KEOSAUQUA
Wampas
? 1940-? 1955
MILTON
Milton
Closed by 1945
75
? 1945-? 1955
WAPELLO COUNTY
AGENCY
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
BLAKESBURG
Peck's (Portable)
OTTUMWA
Capitol
1927-? 1985
700 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
? 1950
EDDYVILLE
Bonzo
Closed by 1940
Eddy
? 1950
Valley
? 1950-? 1955
ELDON
Ritz
? 1935-? 1950
76
Capri
229 E Main
? 1969-? 2005
5 screens in the late 1980's. It was owned by
Cinema X
317 E. Main
? 1980This is an adult cinema.
North Drive-In
? 1961-? 1964
Central States Theatres owned this drive-in in
1964
Ottumwa
AKA: Square, Capri
229 E. Main
? 1935-? 1964
1,000 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
Ottumwa 8
1215 Theater Drive
? 2005CEC Theatres owns this theatre.
Circle
? 1920-? 1925
Baker Circuit owned this theatre in 1925
Empire
? 1925
Baker Circuit owned this theatre
Grand
Ottumwa Drive-In
? 1925-? 1935
Publix) owned it in 1935
? 1950
Publix) owned this drive-in
National
Princess
? 1920
112 Market
? 1920
Rex
? 1920
77
Rialto
Zephyr
? 1935-? 1950
680 seats
Publix) owned this theatre 1945-1950
921 Church
1941-? 1955
350 seats
Owners:
Paramount Publix)
This theatre is named after the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy RR’s Zephyr train.
South Drive-In
Madison south of Adeline
? 1961-? 1995
Square
AKA: Ottumwa, Capri
229 E. Main
? 1930-? 1950
Star
Closed by 1935
Strand
? 1925-? 1945
350 seats
Publix) owned it in 1945
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54 theatres found
SHENANDOAH
FREMONT COUNTY
FARRAGUT
Farragut
Closed by 1940
HAMBURG
Colonial
1120 Main
? 1930450 seats
RANDOLPH
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
SIDNEY
Sidney
? 1945-? 1955
Strand
? 1935-? 1940
79
TABOR
Isis
? 1935-? 1955
THURMAN
Portal
? 1935-? 1950
MILLS COUNTY
EMERSON
Blank
AKA: Strand
1916-? 1920
Ames (Portable)
? 1945-? 1945
Emerson
Main St.
? 1950-? 1955
200 seats
GLENWOOD
Gem
? 1940-? 1950
Rex
414 1st st http://www.mightyrex.com/
1891-? 1990
This cinema has started to show movies from
1908-1909.
October 2007 Color photo by Matt Lutthans (Thanks!)
HENDERSON
Henderson
? 1955
MALVEN
Iowa Backroads
Empress
Main St.
? 1930-? 1955
250 seats
HASTINGS
Strand
AKA: Blank
844 W. 2nd St.
? 1925-March 30th,1984
80
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
RED OAK
Bearsley
? 1925-? 1930
Central
? 1925
Grand
STANTON
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
VILLISCA
Rialto
422 S. 3rd Av.
? 1935-? 2000
? 1935Owners:
Iowana
? 1930-? 1955
Red Oak Drive-In
3 km west of town
? 1950-? 1985
81
Villisca
? 1930-? 1995
PAGE COUNTY
BLANCHARD
Imo (Portable)
? 1940-? 1945
Caprice
AKA: Clarinda
1348 E Washington
? 1990-2008
Home Video owned it 1990-1995
Memorial
? 1950
200 seats
BRADDYVILLE
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
Peck's (Portable)
? 1945
Unnamed portable theatre
? 1940
BRAYTON
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
Brayton (Portable)
? 1950
CLARINDA
Armory
? 1930-? 1935
Finkelstein Theatres owned it in 1935
82
Clarinda
? 1940-? 1969
810 seats
Owners:
1969 Clarinda Drive-In Theatre Corp.
Clarinda
AKA: Caprice
1348 E. Washington
1990-? 2008
Clarinda Drive-In
2km northeast of town
? 1950-? 1985
Owners:
1969 Clarinda Drive-In Theatre Corp.
Rialto
Legacy 3
? 1930-? 1955
360 seats
Owners:
1935 Finkelstein Theatres
712 W Sheridan
2005
Main Street Theatres owns this cinema.
AKA: Page
COIN
Sun
? 1935-? 1955
200 seats
COLLEGE SPRINGS
College Springs
? 1950-? 1955
NORTHBORO
Northboro
? 1950
150 seats
SHAMBAUGH
Roof Road Shop (Portable)
? 1945
SHENANDOAH
Empress
? 1920-? 1930
Moreland Amusements owned it in 1920
Iowa
? 1940
Iowa Drive-In
? 1955-? 1985
Commonwealth Theatres owned it 1961-1969
83
Mayfair
N Elm
? 1930-? 1950
720 seats
Page
AKA: Legacy 3
712 W Sheridan
? 1950-? 1995
Owners:
1950-1969 Commonwealth Theatres
Twinned in the early 1990's
State
1214 Sheridan
? 1930-? 1955
600 seats
Zenith
? 1935
YORKTOWN
Ames (Portable)
? 1945
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