It certainly could be the same building. I think the facade is new. I’m not even sure it’s possible to plaster over metal. Sometimes local knowledge is spot-on, sometimes it’s bunk. It would make sense that they moved it, although the appearance of the building on the 1913 map is different.
The picture used is so terrible and low resolution that it should be deleted and replaced by something else. The old version of the 1935 photo should be junked for the same reason.
There may have been 4, but the dates are not right. The Germania appears on the first map of Denison, from 1886. It remains up through the 1908 map. The second location appears on the 1913 map. It’s possible there were only three. The second one definitely showed movies, and I’ll add it.
The address must be wrong. The building at this location is a small store from the late ‘30s or early '40s. There is no room for such a large theater on this block. It may have been north of the post office.
Someone needs to create listings for the other two Orpheums, and the photos belonging to those should be moved there. Any reference to them in this listing should be removed. I do not think this was ever called the ‘Sioux City Orpheum’ before it was restored.
The address is wrong. This was at 715. The building has been butchered, but you can still see the distinctive stone squares on the front. It appears to have been vacant since at least 2012.
Is that interior photo from the right theater? It looks impossibly old fashioned for 1935, and much larger than I remember the rather dreary auditorium from a long ago visit.
The address is wrong. There is no East or West. 113 is a house, but 111 is the old Logan Hotel. There’s a date stone by the central entry that says 1839, but it must have been remodeled later. The 1911 map shows it to not be very large, but there is a big fake barn added onto the back now, possibly an old auditorium, or maybe a later addition. It’s currently a liquor store.
The reference to an explosion is curious. There was some renumbering of addresses, but it seems to have taken place between 1899 and 1905. The ORIGINAL 29, which became 31, does appear on the 1905 map as ‘Ruins of Fire’. It was a clothing store in 1899. There were a lot of wooden buildings on that block early on. 29/31 appears on the 1886 map as the Brunswick Hotel, and 27/29 as a shoe store.
So much information that contradicts other information! It may be impossible to untangle it.
The dates for the ‘Gem’ are definitely wrong. There was an opera house at 15 Chambers St (originally 3 Chambers). It appears on the 1886 map as the Peoples Opera House. (There was also an Opera House Hotel across the street.) The building was a 3 story wooden structure that spanned the entire width of the narrow block. It was directly behind the Wagner Opera House, much of which is still there. However, by 1890 it had become a livery run by Fair & Co., and then by 1899 by F. Weaver, and by 1905 by George Baker. It was still there in 1911, but was demolished sometime before 1925 when the large church at the end of the block was built.
This address is not a jewelry store, but an old department store (maybe something like a W.T. Grant?) used by the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce. It does appear to be the remodeled remains of a large three-story building dating to before 1886. It looks like it was remodeled sometime after 1930, and the upper story removed from the front.
The original building was a brick veneered wood frame structure known as Wagner’s Opera House. The rear portion originally had a sloped truss roof. The 1899 map shows the structure as condemned, but by 1905 the old auditorium in the rear had been extensively rebuilt and was divided into stores and offices. The central entrance lobby was still used to access this portion.
I’m not sure where the theater would have been. The 1905 and 1911 maps show a jewelry store in 62, and 64 was a dry goods store in 1905 and a furniture store in 1911. The 1925 map shows most of the building used by a 5 and 10, with the Warner Business College on the third floor of the front portion.
It certainly could be the same building. I think the facade is new. I’m not even sure it’s possible to plaster over metal. Sometimes local knowledge is spot-on, sometimes it’s bunk. It would make sense that they moved it, although the appearance of the building on the 1913 map is different.
I’m having the same problem with the Cahn Guide, although this town is so tiny it almost certainly wouldn’t be listed anyway.
This is an absolutely awful and useless listing.
Thanks. I felt pretty certain this was the Majestic. Less certain that it later became the Royal.
Thanks for the ID! It’s odd that the ‘new’ Germania wasn’t listed, since that opened in 1914.
Thanks to Ken Roe for some dates on this one!
Note that the historical address was 124 E Broadway, near the corner with N Sweet. The streets were later renamed to the most boring system possible.
Note that the historical address was 112-114 E Tremont, before the streets were renamed to a boring numbered grid.
The picture used is so terrible and low resolution that it should be deleted and replaced by something else. The old version of the 1935 photo should be junked for the same reason.
There may have been 4, but the dates are not right. The Germania appears on the first map of Denison, from 1886. It remains up through the 1908 map. The second location appears on the 1913 map. It’s possible there were only three. The second one definitely showed movies, and I’ll add it.
The address must be wrong. The building at this location is a small store from the late ‘30s or early '40s. There is no room for such a large theater on this block. It may have been north of the post office.
Someone needs to create listings for the other two Orpheums, and the photos belonging to those should be moved there. Any reference to them in this listing should be removed. I do not think this was ever called the ‘Sioux City Orpheum’ before it was restored.
The address is wrong. This was at 715. The building has been butchered, but you can still see the distinctive stone squares on the front. It appears to have been vacant since at least 2012.
The theater was on the left side.
Is that interior photo from the right theater? It looks impossibly old fashioned for 1935, and much larger than I remember the rather dreary auditorium from a long ago visit.
I added a photo, which needs to be straightened. Wish I’d been able to get that red car out of the frame.
Looking at the 1927 map, there is a large rectangular structure behind the building labeled ‘F[lats]’. I think this must be the location.
The address is wrong. There is no East or West. 113 is a house, but 111 is the old Logan Hotel. There’s a date stone by the central entry that says 1839, but it must have been remodeled later. The 1911 map shows it to not be very large, but there is a big fake barn added onto the back now, possibly an old auditorium, or maybe a later addition. It’s currently a liquor store.
The address is wrong. As you can see in the photo, the facade matches 317, which houses a photography studio.
If we can confirm the address, I have pictures of both the 4 story building at 78 (Auerheim Building) and the building at 80-82.
I’ve added a recent picture I took a few weeks ago.
Looks like you’ve named it. Thanks!
The reference to an explosion is curious. There was some renumbering of addresses, but it seems to have taken place between 1899 and 1905. The ORIGINAL 29, which became 31, does appear on the 1905 map as ‘Ruins of Fire’. It was a clothing store in 1899. There were a lot of wooden buildings on that block early on. 29/31 appears on the 1886 map as the Brunswick Hotel, and 27/29 as a shoe store.
So much information that contradicts other information! It may be impossible to untangle it.
The dates for the ‘Gem’ are definitely wrong. There was an opera house at 15 Chambers St (originally 3 Chambers). It appears on the 1886 map as the Peoples Opera House. (There was also an Opera House Hotel across the street.) The building was a 3 story wooden structure that spanned the entire width of the narrow block. It was directly behind the Wagner Opera House, much of which is still there. However, by 1890 it had become a livery run by Fair & Co., and then by 1899 by F. Weaver, and by 1905 by George Baker. It was still there in 1911, but was demolished sometime before 1925 when the large church at the end of the block was built.
This address is not a jewelry store, but an old department store (maybe something like a W.T. Grant?) used by the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce. It does appear to be the remodeled remains of a large three-story building dating to before 1886. It looks like it was remodeled sometime after 1930, and the upper story removed from the front.
The original building was a brick veneered wood frame structure known as Wagner’s Opera House. The rear portion originally had a sloped truss roof. The 1899 map shows the structure as condemned, but by 1905 the old auditorium in the rear had been extensively rebuilt and was divided into stores and offices. The central entrance lobby was still used to access this portion.
I’m not sure where the theater would have been. The 1905 and 1911 maps show a jewelry store in 62, and 64 was a dry goods store in 1905 and a furniture store in 1911. The 1925 map shows most of the building used by a 5 and 10, with the Warner Business College on the third floor of the front portion.