Co-Ed Theater

121 West Broadway Avenue,
Fairfield, IA 52556

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The Co-Ed Theater opened on July 28th, 1910 as the Orpheum Theater. In 1940 the Orpheum Theater closed for remodeling. A contest was held to see who could come up with the best idea as to how the theater should be remodeled. Students from Parsons College came up with the best design idea.

When the theater reopened on Christmas Day in 1940, the name was changed to the Co-Ed Theater in honor of those students because Parsons College was a co-ed college. In 1984 the Co-Ed Theater was remodeled again. When it reopened in August of 1984, it was a twin screen theater.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on May 22, 2005 at 9:13 am

A photo of the Co-Ed Theater can be seen here:
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lostmemory
lostmemory on October 13, 2007 at 7:24 pm

A Geneva theater organ was installed in the Orpheum Theater in 1925.

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 2, 2008 at 2:51 pm

This is another photo of the Co-Ed Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 1, 2008 at 5:32 pm

The Co-Ed Theater can be seen in this recent photo. Phone # 641.472.3707

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 14, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Operated by Dream Star Cinemas. Function should be first run movies.

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 15, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Here is a November 2008 photo of the Co-Ed Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm

This is a 2009 photo of the Co-Ed Theater.

tinydr
tinydr on January 20, 2009 at 6:47 pm

If the Add Photo feature ever returned I’d upload that 2009 shot…

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 6, 2009 at 11:06 pm

1982 photo of the Co-Ed theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on October 24, 2009 at 7:45 pm

Here is a close-up shot of the marquee.

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