Strand Theatre
234 Main Street,
McGregor,
IA
52157
234 Main Street,
McGregor,
IA
52157
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The 260-seat Strand Theatre in McGregor, Iowa, opened on September 29, 1916 with Mary Pickford in “Poor Little Peppina”. It was closed in October 1970. It reopened in May 1972 screening family movies, but this failed and closed within weeks. It reopened as the Strand Adult Theatre on February 28, 1974, but closed later in 1974. In 2020 it is in use as an ice cream parlour by day and a bar at night.
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“The new Strand Theater in McGregor is nearing completion and will be opened soon” was the notice appearing in the October 14, 1916 issue of Motography.
The Strand was at 234 Main Street. The building is still standing, easily recognizable as a former theater, with the name “Strand” on the floor at the entrance. The building is now occupied by an establishment called Park 5, which bills itself as an “…ice cream parlor for ‘kids’ by day-Park 5 Pub for ‘big kids’ by night.”
Here is a Google street view.
The Strand opened on September 29, 1916 with Mary Pickford in “Poor Little Peppina” along with an unnamed cartoon.
The Strand was once closed in October 1970 following ownership changes, but after reopening in May 1972 by Mr. Don Bowin, the Strand started to receive too much trouble. Bowin promised to bring more first-run and family-related movies to the area, but it MASSIVELY failed big time, closing after just weeks.
The Strand Theatre reopened as the Strand Adult Theatre on February 23, 1974 after another ownership change led by Curtis Mack. However, this closed later that same year due to yet another ownership change led by Milton Fraters of Watertown, Wisconsin, but this time, it never reopened.