Crystal Theatre

328 N. Harrison Street,
Davenport, IA 52801

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Crystal Theatre

The Crystal Theatre was a small downtown theatre located on Harrison Street between W. 3rd Street and W. 4th Street. It was opened as a nickelodeon on May 1909. It became the Crystal Theatre in September 1911 and closed in August 1921. It was converted into retail use.

The building has been demolished and is a parking lot.

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on October 27, 2017 at 1:55 pm

The 250-seat Crystal Theatre launched in September of 1911 in a converted retail building. The theatre has 2 Powers projectors and a 9x12 Mirrored curtain. Thea theatre appears to have fulfilled a 10-year lease closing in August of 1921. The theatre’s contents were sold in December of 1921 with the floor leveled and retrofitted as a tire sales shop.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 19, 2022 at 8:55 pm

The Crystal was apparently not the first movie theater to occupy these premises. The May, 1909 issue of The Nickelodeon ran this item: “Davenport, Iowa. — A new moving picture theater has been opened at 328 Harrison street.”

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