Theatre
245 Dakota Avenue S,
Huron,
SD
57350
245 Dakota Avenue S,
Huron,
SD
57350
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This theatre was located in the R.C. Gibbs building, a two story brick commercial building constructed between 1904 and 1910, when the map shows a cafe located here.
This theatre appears on the October 1916 Sanborn. It is not listed in the 1914-15 AMPD. It was still open on April 9, 1921.
The building has suffered some tacky remodels, but is in good shape. It currently houses a boutique.
Contributed by
Seth Gaines
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It looks like this house was called the Strand. The January 31, 1907 issue of The Journal-World, Huron’s local paper, reported that plans had been completed for the R. C. Gibbs building, a 25x100 foot pressed brick and cut stone structure on Dakota Avenue, to house a confectionery store and ice cream parlor on the ground floor and dwelling space for the Gibbs family upstairs. Construction was probably completed fairly soon, as a listing for “Gibbs, Robert C. Confectionery, Cigars, 245 Dakota av.” appeared in the 1907 Huron city directory.
The confection business might not have worked out well for Mr. Gibbs, or perhaps he just saw a greater opportunity in movie exhibition, as the February 12, 1916 issue of The Billboard reported that, at Huron, “Harry Van and his son, Jimmie, are furnishing piano and trap drum music for the New Strand Theater, of which R. C. Gibbs is owner.” The Strand was still in operation in 1918, when it was mentioned in the August 31 issue of Moving Picture World, but it had closed by 1926.
I found a mention of R. C. Gibbs of the Strand Theatre at Huron in the April 9, 1921 issue of Exhibitors Herald, so Mr. Gibbs managed to keep the house going for at least five years.
Thanks, Joe!