Iowa Theatre
229 N. Main Street,
Buffalo Center,
IA
50424
229 N. Main Street,
Buffalo Center,
IA
50424
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Previous Names: Regent Theatre, New Iowa Theatre
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The Regent Theatre was operating by late-1923, on a lot which had been empty in 1915. It’s possible it was constructed to provide a larger location for an earlier theatre at the south end of the block. The building was two-stories, built of brick and tile, and the entrance was on the south side, with two small stores occupying the remainder of the front.
By 1931 it had been renamed New Iowa Theatre and remained in operation at least through 1942. By 1954 it had been renamed Iowa Theatre. It was demolished long ago. The site is a vacant lot north of the library.
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The historical address was 129 5th St, at least until the 1940s
The July 26, 1932 Film Daily has this item: “Buffalo Center — New Iowa, sold to H. M. Johnson by R. M. Enders.” The house was double listed as both the New Iowa and the Regent in the 1931 FDY. Buffalo Center had not been listed at all in the 1930 FDY.
The house became merely the Iowa Theatre in its later years. The October 30, 1954 issue of Boxoffice said that Charles Recker had celebrated his 20th year running the Iowa Theatre at Buffalo Center on October 12, which was also his birthday.