Columbia Theatre

108 E. 4th Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on October 30, 2025 at 9:37 am

The Columbia Theatre did had a few fire incidents, one of which gutted the entire theater in late-November 1898, and another one destroyed its projection equipment after film caught fire on May 23, 1920. The Columbia closed in December 1927 and was converted into a storeroom on June 26, 1928.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on October 28, 2025 at 7:38 pm

This was the Columbia Theatre at 108 E. 4th Street. Circa 1910 postcard image added credit Deb Mather Renner, courtesy Ritchie Miller. The building still stands today as Soul Book Nook using the 110 E. 4th Street address, a combination of the 106, 108 & 110 addresses shown on the Sanborn map.

Also added the Google street view, the building with the Surplus sign is the former Columbia Theatre.