Star Theatre

120 N. Meridian Street,
Greentown, IN 46936

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SethG
SethG on June 25, 2020 at 9:47 am

Thanks! Greenwood is so tiny I think the map was only 2-3 sheets, and this was the only theater operating in 1916. I assume that any remodel of the front was restricted to the ground floor.

walterk
walterk on June 25, 2020 at 9:10 am

Seth Gaines, if you have all the sheets to the 1916 Sanborn map and there are no other buildings marked as showing motion pictures, then this might be the Star Theater, which opened to a packed house on November 6, 1915. This was mentioned in the November 27 issue of Moving Picture World (top of right column). The Star was previously known as the Palace, the new operator had remodeled the front and elevated the floor in addition to changing the name.

SethG
SethG on June 25, 2020 at 6:02 am

Address is a guess counting up from the city hall at 112.