I found out over the Winter that The Gopher Theatre unfortunately closed and is for sale again, and unless it sold recently it’s likely still for sale. I grew up in Wheaton so I’m very familiar with the town, and I actually worked at this theater for a couple years in H.S. (best job ever!) – this is a small town with not many options for “shopping”, therefore many folks travel to nearby towns such as Wahpeton/Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, even Alexandria for movies, shopping, etc. – that doesn’t mean that someone ambitious with the $$ to invest couldn’t make this theater work, and it’s a really GREAT old theatre (mostly original) not many like this around- I hope someone buys & opens it!
I found out over the Winter that The Gopher Theatre unfortunately closed and is for sale again, and unless it sold recently it’s likely still for sale. I grew up in Wheaton so I’m very familiar with the town, and I actually worked at this theater for a couple years in H.S. (best job ever!) – this is a small town with not many options for “shopping”, therefore many folks travel to nearby towns such as Wahpeton/Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, even Alexandria for movies, shopping, etc. – that doesn’t mean that someone ambitious with the $$ to invest couldn’t make this theater work, and it’s a really GREAT old theatre (mostly original) not many like this around- I hope someone buys & opens it!