Holden Theatre
117 W. 2nd Street,
Holden,
MO
64040
117 W. 2nd Street,
Holden,
MO
64040
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Previous Names: Opera House, Lyric Theatre, Davis Theatre
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The Opera House was opened by 1914. The Lyric Theatre was listed as open in 1925. It was renamed the Davis Theatre in 1935 and the Holden Theatre in 1939. The theatre seated 350 and was still listed as open in the late-1950’s.
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I added a picture of the current 117. This was an opera house, built sometime before 1885. On the early maps, it is referred to as a ‘public hall’. By 1914, it is referred to as an opera house, and the extension has been added to the rear. The opera house was on the second floor, with stores below. It is still an opera house on the 1931 map. The building was most recently a thrift store, but appears to be vacant.
Note that on the 1931 map, the first to show addresses, this building was 104-106 E 2nd. 117 W 2nd was a huge one story brick building which looks vaguely industrial. Its address is now 214 W 2nd.
Nothing specifically labeled as a movie theater appears on any map, so I’m pretty confident the opera house was it.