Berchel Theatre

William Foster opened as the Grand Theatre in 1907 which replaced the Grand Opera which burned in March of 1906. The Grand became the Berchel on August 27, 1911. Des Moines would get another Grand Theatre at Sixth and Grand in 1914. The Berchel was mostly a legit theater but played silent films as well. It closed for a major remodeling in Spring of 1925 and reopening in late Fall 1926. The theater never converted to sound though had some sound effect films toward the end of its run. It was torn down in October of 1931.