Strand Theatre

SethG on May 1, 2025 at 8:38 am

The Strand was located at 215 N Pennsylvania. The building was originally constructed between 1885 and 1890. It was a brick building, two stories at the front. Up until 1910, harness and buggies were sold here. This must have initially been the Star, because the July 1916 map shows a planned extension of the rear of the building, exactly matching the information in the comments on the Star entry. The remodeled theater on the 1923 map is indeed much deeper, and now has a recessed entry and a metal canopy on the front.

Unfortunately, sometime around the 1950s or ‘60s 211 through 215 were demolished and replaced by a large and unattractive store.