Electric Theatre

2nd Street,
Traer, IA 50675

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The Electric Theatre was opened prior to 1914. It had closed by 1926.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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SethG
SethG on January 10, 2025 at 8:14 am

Not on the later 1913 map. Could have been anywhere, including the opera house. Address almost certainly on 2nd St.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on October 27, 2026 at 5:41 pm

The Electric Theatre opened November 9, 1911. Fred Parcel of Parcel Bros. sold the theatre to Herry Cottrell as Fred moved to Tracer to operate there. It appears to have moved to new digs effective July 18, 1913.

The original Traer Opera House was built in 1875 and replaced by a second in 1883. It burned down in July of 1901. It was replaced by the third and final Teraer Opera House on Feb. 17, 1905 opening with the play, “Sweet Clover.” It was located at 649 2nd Street and razed in 1961 to build the Traer Memorial Building. None of the houses appear to have been home to the Electric Theatre.

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