Strand Theater
118 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67401
118 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67401
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Fox Midwest Theatres
Architects: Carl Boller, Robert O. Boller
Firms: Boller Brothers
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Fox Strand Theater
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The Strand Theater was opened on May 10, 1916. It was remodeled in 1938, and closed on July 4, 1966.
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Probably died when the USAF closed the big base there.
Boxoffice of October 23, 1937, said that the Fox Strand Theatre at Salina was being extensively remodeled and expanded. The January 15, 1938, issue said that Fox Midwest would open the Strand within 30 days. The project had cost $35,000, and the expanded theater would seat 750. The original seating capacity was not mentioned.
A house called Shanberg’s Strand Theatre, Salina, Kas., was listed as one of the theaters showing the Pathe release “Play Ball” in an ad in The Reel Journal of August 8, 1925. This was most likely the same Strand Theatre that Fox Midwest later acquired.
Listings for the Strand stopped in 1966.
May 10, 1916 was the grand opening of the Strand launching with, “The Crippled Hand.” Appears to have completed its run July 4, 1966. A 1967 article says the space was converted for retail use.