Aurelia Community Theater

120 S. Main Street,
Aurelia, IA 51005

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Functions: Retail

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The Aurelia Community Theater has had three locations. One of them opened March 8, 1929 with the silent movie “The Last Warning” starring Laura La Plante. It opened in 1945 in the Schroeder Building (its last location). The theater closed 1954. It later became a clothing store and is now a hardware store.

Contributed by Christopher Walczak

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CSWalczak
CSWalczak on March 4, 2011 at 11:13 pm

This article about the the former theater includes a picture of the building, now a hardware store: http://www.chronicletimes.com/story/1708160.html.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on March 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

Owned by Ola and John Eding

More info and photos always welcome.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 14, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Thanks for the artical and photos Chris.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on February 4, 2024 at 10:28 am

The Aurelia Community Theatre opened its doors on March 8, 1929 with Laura La Plante in “The Last Warning” (unknown if extras added).

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