Not demolished, the address is wrong, and not converted from another business. It’s obviously a theater in the older photo. The address is 206 N Washington, and the building is an office supply business. We parked right next door, but I skipped taking a picture.
From the NRHP listing for downtown comes the following information:
The Fraternal Order of Eagles started construction on the building in July, 1905. While the theater and office rental space were successful, the building was sold at public auction in 1912, and was renamed the Yarnelle Building. (This also explains why the 1910 and 1920 Sanborns show the meeting hall being an Elks lodge, not an Eagles aerie.) The theater space was leased to the Dickson brothers (William and Percy) in 1913. They bought the building in 1917, presumably changing the name of the theater back.
I don’t think the address is right, although W Market on the 1920 map is a bit garbled, with some addresses out of order. Where 20 is on the 1920 map is a tiny wooden barber shop. It would be under the west side of the antique mall. The parking lot replaced the Tremont Hotel, a large 3-story structure. This housed various businesses in the ground floor, so it’s conceivable that a theater opened there.
Unfortunately for Joe’s theory about this being a renamed theater, there are no theaters besides the Eagles on the north side of Market on the 1920 map. There is one on the 1910 map, but if this stayed open until the ‘50s, that can’t be it. The old picture on the Crest’s page seems to show the parking lot in existence by 1957. It is possible that this became the Crest, at 63 (on the other side of the street). The contributor is extremely unreliable with his addresses, and that theater was open by 1920 at the latest. Unfortunately, the 1931, '39, and '61 maps are not available online.
This building was constructed sometime before 1887. On the 1887 map, it is Launder & Harper’s Carriage Factory. In 1910 it is a grocery, but by 1920, the building has been modified into a theater. The map shows an open first floor, with a recessed entry and bowed-out ticket booth in the center. Unfortunately, the 1931, ‘39, and ‘61 maps are not digitized. The address was originally 21, but on the 1920 map, this has changed to 63. The decorative medallions featuring an art deco archer are still along the roofline.
I’d like to suggest an address of 64 S Broadway for this one. That would have been on a corner with the alley. The building dated to before 1883, and was a saloon in 1906. On the 1912 map, it has become a theater. This whole half block is a vacant lot, and has been since at least 2008.
This listing is full of misinformation. The Roxy was not across from the courthouse, that’s N Broadway. It did not open in the ‘30s. The building was constructed sometime before 1883, and it was a theater as early as 1912. I’m not sure how this could possibly have been larger than the Wallace, which was much wider and a bit deeper than this converted store.
If the address is correct (which I doubt, since the Ritz is clearly on a corner in the photo), this whole block was demolished many years ago, to be replaced by a CVS and a parking lot. The 1920 map doesn’t show a theater on this block, and no later maps are available.
The 1906 Sanborn shows this as the Webb Theater. On the 1899 map, there are two houses on the lot. The 1905 Cahn guide has the Webb managed by Fred Webb, and gives the capacity as 1,045. The building was fairly large, and three stories tall. There were commercial spaces flanking the entrance, and the front of the upper stories was also rented out. The structure remains unchanged up to the 1920 map.
This whole section of the block was a massive three-story brick building composed of many storefronts. It was built sometime between 1885 and 1890, and housed the Arlington Hotel in the main portion. The most recent use of the space that became the theater was as a billiard hall. The theater still appears on the 1942 map. The hotel closed in 1962, but the eyesore that occupies the corner looks a bit more recent.
The address is wrong. The theater was at 812. The building was constructed sometime before 1885. On the April 1913 map, it is vacant, but there is a note: ‘To Be Moving Picture Theatre’. I assume it became the My Show very soon after. The store did indeed occupy this building as well, but they were closed by 2015.
The history is completely wrong. The 1907 map shows the building at what was then 154-156 with a notation ‘To Be Theatre’. By 1913, it is a glove factory, and the address has been changed to 120-122. Aside from this, there is no theater on 8th St, either east or west, on any map.
The theater’s original home was an old two-story wood frame building which was constructed before 1885, and had most recently been a jeweler. It survived until sometime before 1942. I’ll add a picture of the second location.
I don’t think the location is accurate. Comparing the 1907 and 1913 maps, the block of E 9th across from the courthouse looks nearly identical. Nothing is missing, one shed has been expanded. The other side of the intersection is the same.
Since this listing is very uninformative, here’s a little history from the theater’s web page. The theater opened October 1, 1936. It was the successor to three previous theaters at other locations, and there had been an Isis since 1913. The current Isis was purpose-built as a theater. I’m not sure when it got that amazingly ugly remodel.
The address is wrong. A building just about across the street is 316. The senior center, the ugly little thing on the left of the photo, is 329. The theater was gone by 2012, and the old bank and hotel have now joined it to create a huge expanse of dirt.
I don’t think the history is accurate. Reviewing the Sanborn maps, here is what I have come up with:
1893 – Two-story wood-frame feed store on the corner, only on the south lot.
1899 – Building is now the Stever Hotel, with the notation that it is to be brick veneered.
1908 – Building now shown as brick with wooden interior structure (named Grand Central Hotel), northern section added completely in brick, housing a vacant bar and hotel rooms upstairs.
1913 – Hotel now called Pete’s Home Hotel, movie theater in northern section (which I imagine would be 11 Main), which also contains part of the hotel office and a bathroom.
1926 – Theater now in southern section, which is shown entirely in brick. Old theater is two storefronts. Very deep balcony with square cutout in the front. Stage and scenery shown, and two small brick rooms have been added at the back which may have been dressing rooms. Marquee is a small metal rectangular structure.
I can’t swear that the old feed store structure was part of the theater on the 1926 map. Fires were very frequent, but the footprint is roughly the same. At any rate, extensive reconstruction of the hotel area would have been required to create the theater. The architecture of the present facade looks no later than about 1915 to me.
I’m not sure why it was necessary to vandalize the stone nameplate (or to paint the brick that ugly reddish brown), but it originally said ‘Kresler’. Frank Kresler was a local businessman who constructed this building.
Address was 225 W Washington. This theater was located in the easternmost portion of the Nowel’s House block. Coincidentally, this section of the building housed an opera house on the third floor from at least 1886 to sometime before 1899. By 1921, it was a furniture store. The 1942 map shows nothing else in that section, so it’s possible it occupied all three floors. There was a large rectangular marquee extending the entire width of the theater frontage. Now replaced by a parking lot.
Not demolished, the address is wrong, and not converted from another business. It’s obviously a theater in the older photo. The address is 206 N Washington, and the building is an office supply business. We parked right next door, but I skipped taking a picture.
From the NRHP listing for downtown comes the following information: The Fraternal Order of Eagles started construction on the building in July, 1905. While the theater and office rental space were successful, the building was sold at public auction in 1912, and was renamed the Yarnelle Building. (This also explains why the 1910 and 1920 Sanborns show the meeting hall being an Elks lodge, not an Eagles aerie.) The theater space was leased to the Dickson brothers (William and Percy) in 1913. They bought the building in 1917, presumably changing the name of the theater back.
The AKA is almost certainly Yarnelle, not ‘Yarnell’. There was a Yarnelle Lumber & Coal Co. in town.
I don’t think the address is right, although W Market on the 1920 map is a bit garbled, with some addresses out of order. Where 20 is on the 1920 map is a tiny wooden barber shop. It would be under the west side of the antique mall. The parking lot replaced the Tremont Hotel, a large 3-story structure. This housed various businesses in the ground floor, so it’s conceivable that a theater opened there.
Unfortunately for Joe’s theory about this being a renamed theater, there are no theaters besides the Eagles on the north side of Market on the 1920 map. There is one on the 1910 map, but if this stayed open until the ‘50s, that can’t be it. The old picture on the Crest’s page seems to show the parking lot in existence by 1957. It is possible that this became the Crest, at 63 (on the other side of the street). The contributor is extremely unreliable with his addresses, and that theater was open by 1920 at the latest. Unfortunately, the 1931, '39, and '61 maps are not available online.
This building was constructed sometime before 1887. On the 1887 map, it is Launder & Harper’s Carriage Factory. In 1910 it is a grocery, but by 1920, the building has been modified into a theater. The map shows an open first floor, with a recessed entry and bowed-out ticket booth in the center. Unfortunately, the 1931, ‘39, and ‘61 maps are not digitized. The address was originally 21, but on the 1920 map, this has changed to 63. The decorative medallions featuring an art deco archer are still along the roofline.
Address should be 105 W 1st. Despite its appearance, this building does not show up on the 1920 Sanborn. It is currently an auto repair place.
I’d like to suggest an address of 64 S Broadway for this one. That would have been on a corner with the alley. The building dated to before 1883, and was a saloon in 1906. On the 1912 map, it has become a theater. This whole half block is a vacant lot, and has been since at least 2008.
This listing is full of misinformation. The Roxy was not across from the courthouse, that’s N Broadway. It did not open in the ‘30s. The building was constructed sometime before 1883, and it was a theater as early as 1912. I’m not sure how this could possibly have been larger than the Wallace, which was much wider and a bit deeper than this converted store.
If the address is correct (which I doubt, since the Ritz is clearly on a corner in the photo), this whole block was demolished many years ago, to be replaced by a CVS and a parking lot. The 1920 map doesn’t show a theater on this block, and no later maps are available.
The 1906 Sanborn shows this as the Webb Theater. On the 1899 map, there are two houses on the lot. The 1905 Cahn guide has the Webb managed by Fred Webb, and gives the capacity as 1,045. The building was fairly large, and three stories tall. There were commercial spaces flanking the entrance, and the front of the upper stories was also rented out. The structure remains unchanged up to the 1920 map.
Those buildings look like they’re from the late 1800s, or very early 1900s. Maybe the ‘20s would be when they were stuccoed?
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. It was a billiard hall up until it became a theater. There is no information after 1942.
This whole section of the block was a massive three-story brick building composed of many storefronts. It was built sometime between 1885 and 1890, and housed the Arlington Hotel in the main portion. The most recent use of the space that became the theater was as a billiard hall. The theater still appears on the 1942 map. The hotel closed in 1962, but the eyesore that occupies the corner looks a bit more recent.
The address is wrong. The theater was at 812. The building was constructed sometime before 1885. On the April 1913 map, it is vacant, but there is a note: ‘To Be Moving Picture Theatre’. I assume it became the My Show very soon after. The store did indeed occupy this building as well, but they were closed by 2015.
The history is completely wrong. The 1907 map shows the building at what was then 154-156 with a notation ‘To Be Theatre’. By 1913, it is a glove factory, and the address has been changed to 120-122. Aside from this, there is no theater on 8th St, either east or west, on any map.
The theater’s original home was an old two-story wood frame building which was constructed before 1885, and had most recently been a jeweler. It survived until sometime before 1942. I’ll add a picture of the second location.
I don’t think the location is accurate. Comparing the 1907 and 1913 maps, the block of E 9th across from the courthouse looks nearly identical. Nothing is missing, one shed has been expanded. The other side of the intersection is the same.
Since this listing is very uninformative, here’s a little history from the theater’s web page. The theater opened October 1, 1936. It was the successor to three previous theaters at other locations, and there had been an Isis since 1913. The current Isis was purpose-built as a theater. I’m not sure when it got that amazingly ugly remodel.
The address is wrong. A building just about across the street is 316. The senior center, the ugly little thing on the left of the photo, is 329. The theater was gone by 2012, and the old bank and hotel have now joined it to create a huge expanse of dirt.
The address cannot be right. The bank at the other end of the block is 502. Must be at least 518.
I don’t think the history is accurate. Reviewing the Sanborn maps, here is what I have come up with: 1893 – Two-story wood-frame feed store on the corner, only on the south lot. 1899 – Building is now the Stever Hotel, with the notation that it is to be brick veneered. 1908 – Building now shown as brick with wooden interior structure (named Grand Central Hotel), northern section added completely in brick, housing a vacant bar and hotel rooms upstairs. 1913 – Hotel now called Pete’s Home Hotel, movie theater in northern section (which I imagine would be 11 Main), which also contains part of the hotel office and a bathroom. 1926 – Theater now in southern section, which is shown entirely in brick. Old theater is two storefronts. Very deep balcony with square cutout in the front. Stage and scenery shown, and two small brick rooms have been added at the back which may have been dressing rooms. Marquee is a small metal rectangular structure.
I can’t swear that the old feed store structure was part of the theater on the 1926 map. Fires were very frequent, but the footprint is roughly the same. At any rate, extensive reconstruction of the hotel area would have been required to create the theater. The architecture of the present facade looks no later than about 1915 to me.
Appeared to be abandoned as of this past weeekend. There are plastic bags taped to the inside of the doors, so I couldn’t see in.
Was not refitted. It was torn down, and there’s an ugly little bank on the corner today.
I’m not sure why it was necessary to vandalize the stone nameplate (or to paint the brick that ugly reddish brown), but it originally said ‘Kresler’. Frank Kresler was a local businessman who constructed this building.
Address was 225 W Washington. This theater was located in the easternmost portion of the Nowel’s House block. Coincidentally, this section of the building housed an opera house on the third floor from at least 1886 to sometime before 1899. By 1921, it was a furniture store. The 1942 map shows nothing else in that section, so it’s possible it occupied all three floors. There was a large rectangular marquee extending the entire width of the theater frontage. Now replaced by a parking lot.