Strand Theater

621 Main Street,
Ackley, IA 50601

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 22, 2024 at 10:25 am

First known as Plaza Theatre, later the State Theatre, and finally the Strand Theater since July 30, 1931. The Strand Theatre last operated as a weekend-only theater before closure in the mid-to-late-1960s.

SethG
SethG on December 7, 2023 at 3:18 pm

This is not demolished. The history needs a lot of work. This theater appears on the 1911 map. The 1900 map has it as a dry goods store, and the building was built sometime before 1883. The second floor was a lodge room, at least up until the theater operation started.

For some incredibly stupid reason, I did a terrible job covering this town, despite decent weather. I’ve added a Sanborn view, and a shot of downtown with the theater in the foreground. The building is in decent shape, aside from the typical ugly remodeled ground floor.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 27, 2009 at 7:23 pm

Party time at the Strand in February 1958, from the Ackley World Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/mk2yer

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 27, 2009 at 7:11 pm

It looks there are some lawyers at this address, but I don’t know if they are in the theater building or a new building.