Prairie Theater
208 N. Spruce Street,
Ogallala,
NE
69153
208 N. Spruce Street,
Ogallala,
NE
69153
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The Prairie Theater was built in the 1930’s.
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There is also a coffee bar in the lobby called the Caffe' Expresso that is open daily at 7:30am and serves also during showtimes.
Here is a web link for the Prairie Theatre
www.prairietheatre.com
Close call in December 1974:
30 Escape Blaze At Ogallala Hotel
Ogallala, (UPI)-A fire swept through the Dutchess Hotel in downtown Ogallala early Monday forcing the evacuation of an estimated 30 persons and leaving two hospitalized from smoke inhalation. The three-alarm blaze raged out of control for more than five hours as an estimated 60 firefighters from Ogallala, Brule and Grant waited until daybreak to enter the burning four-story structure. Firemen poured gallons of water onto the burning corner building and prevented the blaze from spreading significantly to two businesses to the north, the Prairie movie theater and Vivian’s Fashionette.
Authorities said the fire broke out in the hotel basement in the furnace area about 3 a.m.
Firemen, who entered the structure at daybreak, said three floors on the north side of the hotel, in addition to the north half of the roof, collapsed as smoke and flames continued to billow from the building. Firemen were standing on the roof of the movie theater in 15-degree temperatures spraying water on the hotel. The hotel building housed the Continental Trailways bus depot, a hobby shop in the basement, the Merle Norman cosmetic studio and Crook’s Shoe Service.
This is a photo of the Prairie Theater.
1987 photo of the Prairie Theatre.
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This was the Prairie Theater in 1982.
Here is a 2009 photo.
Another 2009 photo of the Prairie Theatre.
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From 2010 a photo of the PrairieTheater in Ogallala.
2010 photos of the Prairie Theatre.
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The google street view has been locked in on E.2nd St., if you move the curser to N. Spruce you can see a head on view of the theatre.