Varsity Theatre
2412 Lincoln Way,
Ames,
IA
50014
2412 Lincoln Way,
Ames,
IA
50014
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Opened as a single screen in 1938, it has since been converted to a twin. The Varsity Theatre plays independent and general releases with admissions ranging from $3.75 to $5.75.
The Varsity Theatre was originally operated by Central States Theatres with lobby space added and a second screen. It is was last operated by Cinemark Theatres, who closed it at the end of 2008.
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Photos of the Varsity Theater can be seen here.
Here’s an illustrated web page about the Varsity Theatre</a>, courtesy of the Ames Historical Society. It says that the Varsity was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm Wetherell & Harrison, and that the same firm also designed the Collegian Theatre in Ames.
1983 photo of the Varsity Theatre.
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1992 photo of the Varsity Theatre.
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The Varsity II closed at the end of 2008. No word yet what will happen to the theater.
Here is an October 1938 ad in the Ames Daily Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/nrnurk
There is another theatre just down the street from the Varsity with a name of the Kingsland, it is not listed on CT or I couldn’t find it. Does anyone have any info on the Kingsland or is there an AKA that anyone knows about?
Forget my post – that building is the old Ames Theatre.
I am really sad the varsity theater closed. They played some fantastic independent movies, and had some fun midnight screenings.
Currently listed for lease on LoopNet, $2,000 a month.