New Strand Theatre

Joe Vogel on June 12, 2011 at 12:47 am

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:

“Opera House: 43x102. $12,000. West Liberty, Ia. Architects Dieman & Fiske, Cedar Rapids. Owner West Liberty Opera House Co., George Ganse, sec'y, West Liberty. Owner is taking bids. Brick, composition roof, oak finish, maple floors, gas & electric fixtures, lavatories, water closets.”

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.

lostmemory on May 19, 2009 at 5:54 pm

1982 Exterior

1983 Interior

Chuck1231 on April 8, 2009 at 12:40 am

1982 photo of the New Strand Theatre.
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lostmemory on February 12, 2009 at 5:41 pm

Here is a nice photo of the New Strand.

lostmemory on March 30, 2006 at 6:59 am

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.

Chuck1231 on August 29, 2004 at 2:29 am

The address for the New Strand Theatre is 111 E. 3rd Street, West Liberty, Ia. 52776.