Orpheum Theatre
108 Main Street,
Williston,
ND
58801
108 Main Street,
Williston,
ND
58801
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The Orpheum opened October 14, 1912. It was converted to sound to remain commercially viable. The Snyders - William “Billy” Snyder" and family - launched the Synder Theatre on November 29, 1949 closing the Orpheum on November 27, 1949 with “Hellfire.”
The Orpheum became the VFW fraternal hall and it was demolished at the end of its 20-year term in September of 1970.
The Orpheum opened October 14, 1912. It was converted to sound to remain commercially viable. The Snyders - William “Billy” Snyder" and family - launched the Synder Theatre on November 29, 1949 closing the Orpheum on November 27, 1949 with “Hellfire.”
The 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory lists an Orpheum Theatre at Williston, but gives the address as 46 Main Street, an address that does not appear on any Sanborn maps, and the adjacent and nearby addresses had buildings not suitable for use as a theater on 1913 and 1916 Sanborn maps. The 1916 Sanborn map (but not 1913) shows “Moving Pictures” in a building at 108 Main Street. The same building was still occupied by a movie house on the 1926 map, so I’m thinking that must be the correct address of the Orpheum. The 0 and the 8 in the address might have gotten transposed when the theater was submitted to Cinema Treasures.
The Orpheum Theatre in Williston was mentioned in the May 22, 1926, issue of Motion Picture News: