Beacon Theater

1322-1324 Tower Avenue,
Superior, WI 54880

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Architects: R.C. Buck

Styles: Streamline Moderne

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Beacon Theater

The was the second to last cinema on Tower Avenue. The Beacon Theater was opened on January 20, 1938 with Phil Regan in “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round”. It had major remodel job in 1967 but closed in 1972. It reopened in 1975 and closed again on May 31, 1977. Reopened in September 1977 and finally closed in December 1980.

It was demolished in 1985

Contributed by Kirk J. Besse

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d638cr

CJ1949
CJ1949 on July 26, 2014 at 3:26 pm

Opened 1938, closed Dec. 1980. Was closed circa 1972-73, reopened. Demolished some years after closing.

robboehm
robboehm on July 11, 2015 at 7:11 am

Two photos uploaded.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 25, 2017 at 5:22 pm

The “Theater Openings” column of The Film Daily for April 9, 1938, noted the opening of the Beacon, February 5:

“Superior — Beacon, 650 seats, Tower Ave. (2-5-38); Builder: Dauplaise; Architect: R. C. Buck; Cost: $100,000; House Manager: Roy McMinn.”
R. C. Buck, Inc., was a design-build firm. I have no idea why a different builder was involved in this project.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 24, 2025 at 10:26 am

The Beacon theatre opened on January 20th, 1938, and closed on December 1980 after it was renovated in 1967. Beacon theatre openingBeacon theatre opening 19 Jan 1938, Wed The Evening Telegram (Superior, Wisconsin) Newspapers.com

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