Beacon Theater

1322-1324 Tower Avenue,
Superior, WI 54880

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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

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.

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

Two photos uploaded.

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.

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

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