Bijou Theatre

226 Dakota Avenue S,
Huron, SD 57350

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SethG
SethG on August 22, 2025 at 7:25 am

The correct address is 226 Dakota Ave S. A small fragment of the building remains, stuck to the side of 222.

SethG
SethG on August 22, 2025 at 7:23 am

The building was almost certainly built to include the theater. It does not appear on the 1904 map.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 10, 2017 at 4:04 am

The Bijou was mentioned often in issues of The Billboard around 1908. It was then operating as a combination house, with movies and vaudeville.

In 1913 the Bijou got an entirely new front featuring “…tile, mosaic entrance, prism glass, metal sign, etc….” according to the June 7 issue of Construction News. The project was designed by local architect George Issenhuth.

Issenhuth was also the architect of the Opera House at Ellendale, ND, which was built in 1908 and is still standing and in use, but I’ve been unable to determine if it ever operated as a movie house.