RKO Orpheum Theatre

412 Eighth Street,
Des Moines, IA 50309

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rivest266
rivest266 on July 25, 2012 at 6:26 pm

Galaxy Showcase grand opening ad from October 8th, 1965 has been uploaded here.

Tinseltoes
Tinseltoes on June 20, 2012 at 9:14 am

Renovations reported in a 1951 trade journal: boxofficemagazine

Logan5
Logan5 on June 2, 2009 at 5:52 pm

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.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 31, 2009 at 2:43 am

The address for the Orpheum was 412 Eighth St.
This is a large parking garage.

Calmuse
Calmuse on October 9, 2007 at 12:00 am

Toward the end of its run, this was also known as the Galaxy Theatre.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 29, 2007 at 7:52 pm

A Kimball theater organ size 2/8 was installed in the Orpheum Theater in 1923.