Homestake Theater
315 W. Main Street,
Lead,
SD
57754
315 W. Main Street,
Lead,
SD
57754
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The Homestake Theatre was operated by the Black Hills Amusement Co, a Rapid City-based chain, in the early-1970’s.
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Opened as the Homestake Opera House in the early 1920’s, became the Homestake Theatre in the mid-1930’s, original seating was listed at 1,150. Operated by Black Hills Amusement Co. thru 1979, 1980 thru closing in 1985 it was operated by Commonwealth Amusement Co. Building including auditorium still standing, lobby used for retail.
Address
315 W. Main St.
Lead, SD. 57756
Described as the Homestake Opera House in this 1916 trade article: archive
The article Tinseltoes linked to says that the Homestake Opera House opened on August 31, 1914. Construction was already underway when the August 23, 1913, issue of The Construction News reported on the project:
Shattuck & Hussey (principals Walter F. Shattuck and Harry H. Hussey) was a well-known Chicago firm that specialized primarily in the design of YMCA buildings.Although the Homestake Opera House was devastated by a major fire on April 2, 1984, leaving almost nothing but the brick walls standing, the citizens of Lead voted to have the building restored. The gradual restoration continues under the auspices of the theater’s current owners, the non-profit Historic Homestake Opera House Society, which bought the building from the city in 2005. The official web site has a history of the theater and some photos, as well as a calender of scheduled events.