Colonial Theatre
115 S. Broadway,
Watertown,
SD
57201
115 S. Broadway,
Watertown,
SD
57201
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.
Architects: Jack J. Liebenberg
Firms: Liebenberg and Kaplan
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The Colonial Theatre was opened by 1921. By 1941 it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary John Friedl. It was still open in 1952, but had closed by 1955.
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Ken Roe
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If the address is correct this theatre should be listed as demolished. There is a parking lot at this address.
The Colonial was one of four theaters in Watertown that had paid a $5.00 Public Building License Fee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, according to the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Insurance to the Governor of South Dakota published that year. The other three houses were the Lyric, Metropolitan and Foto Play.
The finding aid for the Liebenberg & Kaplan papers notes that the firm worked on the Colonial Theatre in 1930. There’s no indication of the extent of this project.