Peoples Theatre
100 block W. Grand Street,
Frederick,
OK
73542
100 block W. Grand Street,
Frederick,
OK
73542
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"This theater existed briefly in Frederick prior to the 1950’s. The theater was destroyed by fire. A new business known as Long’s Footwear operated at the location after that.
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Only mention in the archives is from March 12th, 1915, for new curtains.
The 1916 Sanborn map of Frederick shows a “Picture Theatre” at 117 W. Grand, and the 1924 Sanborn has “Movies” at the same address. The 1916 map also shows a “Picture Theatre” almost across the street at 112 Grand, but that house is gone by 1924. Either house might have been the Peoples Theatre.
The 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory lists only two houses at Frederick; the Electric and the Gem. The 1926 FDY yearbook lists three houses; the 350-seat Criterion, the 300-seat Amusu, and a 200-seat house called the Pastime. The Amusu is accounted for (the predecessor to the Ramona at 114 S. 9th) but if one of the other two names was an aka for the People’s I think it would more likely be the Pastime, as the two storefront houses on Grand Avenue were too small for the 350 seats in the Criterion.