Sipe Theatre
127 E. Sycamore Street,
Kokomo,
IN
46901
127 E. Sycamore Street,
Kokomo,
IN
46901
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Opened in 1900, the Sipe Theatre, which stood on Sycamore Street at Union Street, was also known for a time as the Strand before reverting to its original name. The Sipe was destroyed by a fire in 1967.
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This website mentions that, “Geo. W. Sipe was also owner of Sipe-Theatre in Kokomo, Ind”. Last paragraph on the page.
Here is a February 1941 ad from the Kokomo Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/2qfkdq
My great aunts were in vaudeville and played the Sipe in February, 1918. I am sorry that it is gone.
From Strand Newsletter 3/12/10
“The Strand Theatre Pipe Organ, endowed by the Shelby County Historical Society, has taken another step closer to rebuilding. The Strand’s organ was manufactured by the Louisville Pipe Organ Company (LPO) in 1928. It was one of a handful of instruments the firm made specifically for theatre use.
Our organ (Strand Theatre, Shelbyville, IN), Opus 531, was built in Terre Haute Indiana after LPO moved from Louisville. It was originally built for the Sipe Theatre in Kokomo, Indiana. The theatre never took the instrument, so it was installed in the Uptown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky."
http://www.strand-theatre-shelbyville.org/
RubiTrio, or anyone: Did anyone know anything about George’s son, Earl Daniel, who married my GGGrandmother, Jean Burget; or George’s Dog & Pony Shows? Thanks in advance, Bill