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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Iowa » Des Moines » RKO Orpheum Theatre
Also known as Empress theatre, Pantages Theatre, Galaxy Theatre

RKO Orpheum Theatre

Des Moines, IA
412 Eighth Street
, Des Moines, IA 50309 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1630
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Located at the intersection of Eighth Street and Locust Street.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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A Kimball theater organ size 2/8 was installed in the Orpheum Theater in 1923.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 29, 2007 at 5:52pm
Toward the end of its run, this was also known as the Galaxy Theatre.
posted by Calmuse on Oct 8, 2007 at 10:00pm
The address for the Orpheum was 412 Eighth St.
This is a large parking garage.
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 31, 2009 at 12:43am
According to Mark Heggen's excellent website "Lost Cinemas Of Greater Des Moines" (http://lostcines.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html), the Galaxy began as the Empress in 1908, becoming the Pantages in 1921, the Sherman in 1922, the RKO Orpheum in 1933 (not to be confused with the other Orpheum further down the street at 210-8th), and finally as the Galaxy in 1966.
posted by Logan5 on Jun 2, 2009 at 3:52pm
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