Princess Theatre
213 E. 4th Street,
Waterloo,
IA
50703
213 E. 4th Street,
Waterloo,
IA
50703
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The Princess Theatre opened in April 1909 and appears on the 1910 Sanborn, in the northern storefront of an old two-story brick commercial building, which likely dated to before 1885. The 1906 map shows a grocery here.
Despite being a conversion of an old retail space, which would have been small and narrow, the Princess Theatre remained in operation on the 1918 map, and indeed the building has been extended to the rear and a stage added. It was closed in 1919. By 1920 211-215 were incorporated into a Kresge store.
Later remodelings have made locating the site a bit confusing, but it appears that this is part of a spa using the 211 address. If any of the old structure remains, it’s likely only the rear wall.
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Seth Gaines
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From the September 28, 1912 issue of Moving Picture World: “The Crystal and Princess Theaters at Waterloo, Iowa, have installed an indirect lighting system.” I’ve seen a couple of other references to the Crystal, but so far this is the only mention of the Princess I’ve come across in the trade journals.
Opened in April 1909 and closed in 1919.