Prairie Theater

208 N. Spruce Street,
Ogallala, NE 69153

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The Prairie Theater was built in the 1930’s.

Contributed by Lost Memory

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 17, 2006 at 7:38 pm

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

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 15, 2007 at 5:54 pm

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.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 29, 2008 at 2:32 pm

This is a photo of the Prairie Theater.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 6, 2009 at 5:43 pm

1987 photo of the Prairie Theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on June 23, 2009 at 8:13 pm

This was the Prairie Theater in 1982.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 2, 2010 at 7:42 pm

Another 2009 photo of the Prairie Theatre.
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DonLewis
DonLewis on September 2, 2010 at 1:03 am

From 2010 a photo of the PrairieTheater in Ogallala.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 5, 2011 at 11:17 am

2010 photos of the Prairie Theatre.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 14, 2011 at 12:27 am

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.

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