Alhambra Theatre
205 W. Sycamore Street,
Kokomo,
IN
46901
205 W. Sycamore Street,
Kokomo,
IN
46901
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Built in 1903 as a roller polo arena. In 1907 it was converted to the Alhambra Theatre. By 1910 it had been converted into a furniture store. The building was destroyed by a fire on December 9, 1960. A Woolworth store was built on the site.
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The Alhambra appears on the 1909 Sanborn with a capacity of 2,300. The balcony was a massive squared-off ‘U’, and extended all the way to the back wall. The stage seems to be a square centered on the back wall. By 1916 the building is a furniture store. This is either demolished, or the bottom floor was given a revolting dryvit remodel and is the current bank. The proper address was 205 W Sycamore.
Just to help with dating, the 1902 map shows small wooden shops on this lot.
The October 19, 1975 issue of the Kokomo Tribune has an article about the Alhambra Theatre. It was built in 1903 as an arena for roller polo, a game that became popular around the turn of the century. The Kokomo team played its first game in the new arena on December 2, 1903.
The venture was not a great financial success, and in 1907 the owners of the building converted it into a theater, adding a stage and dressing rooms and replacing the skating area with seating. This venture too had only a brief life, the building being converted into a furniture store for Sailor Brothers by 1910. On December 9, 1960 the building was razed by a fire, and the following year a Woolworth store was erected on the site.