Canton Theatre
116 W. 5th Street,
Canton,
SD
57013
116 W. 5th Street,
Canton,
SD
57013
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Previous Names: Kennedy Opera House, Lowell Theatre
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The Kennedy Opera House was opened on November 10, 1911 with a stage production of “The Servant in the House”. It was listed with 200-seats. In late-1924 it was renamed Lowell Theatre, still with 200-seats. By 1932 the Lowell Theatre was listed with 400-seats. On March 18, 1937 it was renamed Canton Theatre. It was closed on January 28, 1979 with Robert Logan in “The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family”.
It has been demolished, and a Home Federal Bank was built on the site. This became a Great Western Bank by 2015 and that had closed by 2022.
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Some dates, etc. are wrong. This has been demolished, along with all the other buildings on this block. Now a really ugly bank building and a gas station with a huge parking lot.
The 1911 map shows this ‘From Plans’, meaning it likely was not quite finished yet, although there was at least one business there. The 1917 map shows it as the Kennedy Opera House, showing movies as well. 200 seats seems ridiculously low for such a large building. Address was 116 W 5th. I’ve added a Sanborn view to show the layout.
The Kennedy Opera House opened its doors by C.B. Kennedy on November 10, 1911 with a live presentation of “The Servant In The House”. It was renamed the Lowell Theatre after W.P. Lowell purchased the theater building in late-1924, and was renamed the Canton Theatre on March 18, 1937. The Canton Theatre closed for the final time on January 28, 1979 with “Wilderness Family Part 2” and was dismantled in July 1983.