RKO Orpheum Theatre
412 Eighth Street,
Des Moines,
IA
50309
412 Eighth Street,
Des Moines,
IA
50309
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Located at the intersection of Eighth Street and Locust Street.
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Bryan Krefft
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A Kimball theater organ size 2/8 was installed in the Orpheum Theater in 1923.
Toward the end of its run, this was also known as the Galaxy Theatre.
The address for the Orpheum was 412 Eighth St.
This is a large parking garage.
According to Mark Heggen’s excellent website “Lost Cinemas Of Greater Des Moines” (http://lostcines.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html), the Galaxy began as the Empress in 1908, becoming the Pantages in 1921, the Sherman in 1922, the RKO Orpheum in 1933 (not to be confused with the other Orpheum further down the street at 210-8th), and finally as the Galaxy in 1966.