Idle Hour Theater

This theater may have opened in March of 1913. It was apparently a successor to the tiny Nickelodeon, which had operated across the street. It was located in an old two story stone building with a brick front. This was constructed before 1884, and in 1908 had been a millinery.

This theater is shown on the 1915 and 1917 maps. The 1923 map is not available online. It is possible it later became the Mecca, which is listed in the 1926 Yearbook. If that is so, then the capacity was 200.

The building is fairly well preserved today, although the brickwork has been stuccoed. It is used as part of the space for the drugstore at 509.

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