Wieting Theatre

In its issue of March 1, 1961, trade journal Motion Picture Exhibitor said “After operating four months the Weiting, Toledo, Iowa, the Toledo Community Theatre Guild issued a report showing a profit” Little more than a year later, the July 2, 1962 issue of Boxoffice cited a mention of the house in an even more prestigious publication:

“Toledo, Iowa, Citizens Proud of Journal Quote

“Toledo, Iowa— Mason City isn’t the only place in Iowa firmly established on the theatre map. Toledo (pop. 2,850) is crowing about the recent Wall Street Journal page one story on the revival of motion picture theatres throughout the country.

“The Wieting, a community-run theatre here, is operating after a three-year closing. Mrs. Willard Beadle, head of the Toledo organization which operated the Wieting, was quoted in the lead as saying that ‘Unless you have lived in a small town like this, you cannot imagine what a spark of life is breathed into a community when its theatre comes to life again.’”

Status Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1979 Reference number 79000944 Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival Areas of significance Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture Level of significance Local Evaluation criteria A – Event; C – Design/Construction Property type Building Historic function Theater Current function Theater Period of significance 1900-1924 Significant year 1912

The Wieting Theatre is now all digital with 3D capabilities.

Looks like an Opera House for sure.