Downtown Cinema
134 N. Phillips Avenue,
Sioux Falls,
SD
57104
134 N. Phillips Avenue,
Sioux Falls,
SD
57104
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Another of one Sioux Falls' lost movie houses, the Granada Theatre opened in 1933.
Any further information on this theater would be greatly appreciated…
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Also known as the Strand, Cinema and Downtown Cinema. In the mid'60s the Strand was remodled and renamed Cinema and ran a program of foreign movies at the then pricey admission of all seats $1.00. On Dec 25 1965 it became the home of ‘The Sound of Music’ for 44 weeks.It was on the southeast corner of 8th street and Phillips Ave, a spot now graced by an old horse watering trough.
This is the first theater my Mom sold tickets in…she worked there until it closed and then she went to the Hollywood theater….I remember going to the Strand watching movies like Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin …Bud Abbot and Lou Costello…I remember getting pop in this machine where the cup fell first then it pour your pop…I always got in the movies free. I also remember standing in line for Cleopatra with Liz Taylor.
Sharon, I have fond memories of working with your Mom and you and your sister at the Hollywood and with your Mom at the Empire 6. and the pop machine! remember Ray B who camped outside the front door on weekends just to be on hand to restock and keep it running and count the dimes!
Roger I told my Mom about this web site and she told me about the time her and her friend went to see a movie you managed in Luverne MN the show they say was Pink Panther. Do you have any pictures of the theaters? I do have some I got out of a book that was done for Joe Floyd….OH and by the way I never worked in the theaters that was my sister Brenda….I just liked watching the movies…LOL
If this theater opened in 1933, then Joseph L. Floyd may have been the first manager. You can read about it here.
The Granada was the first theater in Sioux Falls that Joe L Floyd managed. He later built the Hollywood Theater and Kelo radio and Kelo-land TV and he had a Hudson car dealership on the side. In his own words “I’m Joe Floyd and I’m one Helluva Salesman!”
I did manage the Palace Theater in Luverne MN 1974-76. The movie was Return of the Pink Panther that your mother came to see. I think. But then I thought you worked at the Hollywood and it was some time ago.
Sharon. my email is on my profile. Click on my name and send me a message. Would love to see the photos you have. I am working on getting my photos in digital format so they can be posted. Hello to Arlene!!!
For more info on the Strand/Granada/Cinema/Downtown Cinema go here:
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Should the header read Downtown Cinema AKA Strand/Granada/Cinema. I believe Downtown Cinemas was its last name.