Des Moines Theatre

517 Grand Avenue,
Des Moines, IA 50309

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rodmo71
rodmo71 on July 9, 2009 at 6:02 pm

The Polk County Convention Complex now stands where the Des Moines Theatre was.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 19, 2008 at 8:10 pm

A Kimball theater organ was installed in the Des Moines Theater in 1919.

Calmuse
Calmuse on October 8, 2007 at 9:50 pm

A few more details: built in 1918 by A.H. Blank at a cost of $750,000 (in 1918 dollars); style: Egyptian Revival interior. Torn down in the mid 1960s.

btkrefft
btkrefft on July 10, 2007 at 5:50 am

There is a 1962-dated photo of the Des Moines Theatre (with its neighbor the Paramount Theatre) at the bottom of this site.