Camelot Theatre
1114 Sixth Street,
Nevada,
IA
50201
1114 Sixth Street,
Nevada,
IA
50201
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From the 1940s a photo of the Circle Theater before it became the Camelot.
1986 photo of the Camelot Theatre.
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Mr. Banks there was also a listing for a Palace Theatre at 1036 Sixth St., do you have any info on the Palace. It is not listed on CT.
Nr. Banks they updated the header for you.
Mr. Babnks, thanks for the link to the photos, you have a very beautiful theatre and looks to be very well maintained.
for a few pictures of the camelot i’ve taken since purchasing, you can even check show times!! haha go to www.myspace.com/bjbanks78
wow, this doesn’t get updated very often!! haha. The camelot theatre in Nevada Ia is alive and well, it’s been up and running for the past four years, my family and I recently purchased the theatre and took possesion on december 1st of 06. we plan to keep it a theatre as long as we have the support of the community. It has right around 470 seats.
Seating for the Circle AKA Camelot was originally listed at 748.
Here is a photo of the Camelot Theater.
This theater has reopened as an independent theater 2 to 3 years ago. It is operated by the owner of a local funeral home. I have gone to several movies there and it is nice. It still has the night sky ceiling. While it still has discount prices, often it has first run movies in the first few weeks of opening or sometimes even on the nationwide release date! Also, local variety shows and fundraisers are performed on it’s Opera house-style stage. It’s current phone number is 515-382-2281.
A couple photos of the Camelot Thetare.
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This is so sad.
I managed the Camelot from January 1974 through 1978. It was
beautifully renovated / refurbished by Bob Fridley in 1969
(Before that it was indeed the Circle Theatre).
When I was there, the facade was a dark forest green. The interior
featured an atmospheric sky, lots of twinkling lights and the perimeter of the ceiling was edged by blue neon giving an effective night sky effect.
While I was there, the Camelot did have a first run of “Towering Inferno” that did outgross the nearby theaters in Ames for 4 weeks. (Unheard of for this discount house). But overall, the
theatre did only okay to poor business (with the exception of
Disney films).
It is too bad about this theatre … but it is the fate of so many single screen theaters — especially in small markets.
Nice photo by TC above!
Good photo at this link with nice commentary:
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The address for the Camelot Theatre is 1114 Sixth Street, Nevada, Ia.