Strand Theater
1008 15th Avenue,
East Moline,
IL
61244
1008 15th Avenue,
East Moline,
IL
61244
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If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!
From a 2009 QC Times Article: “After the war, (Jim) Stopulos sold life insurance briefly and then opened the Coronet Theater on Davenport’s Washington Street at the suggestion of his brother-in-law, who ran an art theater in Iowa City. Later, he moved the Coronet to what had been the Uptown in the Harrison Hilltop neighborhood.
During his 25 years in the theater business, he also owned the Sierra in Moline, the Spruce Hills Twin in Bettendorf, the Central in Geneseo and the Strand in East Moline. He remained in the theater business until 1976, a time when competition from big chains made it difficult for independent operators to survive.
1982 Photo
1983 Photo
This is an article from January of 2008. No longer retail.
The theater was open into the 70’s and called the Studio. I saw Deep Throat there. Really!
The Strand is still standing and will be re-opened sometime in 2008.
Address for the Strand Theatre was 1008 15th Avenue, East Moline, Il. 61244. The theatre from what I found closed in 1955 and has since been demolished.