Oriental Theatre

203 N. Sale Street,
Ellettsville, IN 47429

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 15, 2021 at 8:50 pm

The history section of the web site of Ellettsville Christian Church says that “[o]n August 5th, 1928 services were first held in the Oriental Theater on the west side of Sale Street.” The “Closings” column for Indiana in the July 1, 1929 issue of The Film Daily lists a house at Ellettsville called the Orient. Given the low odds that such a short street in a such small town would have two theaters on its west side, the house at 203 Sale probably was the Oriental (or Orient.) The absence of any other theaters on the 1929 Sanborn map would pretty much clinch it.

SethG
SethG on May 15, 2021 at 7:12 am

The streets have been renamed. Up until at least 1929, the theater was on Cross near the intersection with Back (now Vine).