New Strand Theatre
111 E. Third Street,
West Liberty,
IA
52776
111 E. Third Street,
West Liberty,
IA
52776
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The New Strand Theatre dates from 1910. It is adorned with wooden floors, a balcony, and well crafted plasterworks on its ceilings. The screen is 27'x12' and month-old movies run Friday-Monday for $3. Its restoration in 2001 was recognized by Iowa Governor Vilsack.
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This theater was built in 1910 as an opera house and meeting hall for the Knights of Pythias. It became a movie theater sometime in the 1920’s. Here is an older article (2001) on the New Strand theater.
This is a small photo of the New Strand auditorium.
Here is a nice photo of the New Strand.
1982 Exterior
1983 Interior
Given its 1910 opening, it seems likely that the New Strand is the opera house mentioned in various 1910 issues of The American Contractor. The item in the May 28 issue says:
Architects Charles Dieman and Ferdinand Fiske maintained offices in both Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Lincoln, Nebraska, and their firm was among the busiest in the region during their late 19th and early 20th century partnership.