Gem Theatre
119 W. 4th Street,
Holton,
KS
66436
119 W. 4th Street,
Holton,
KS
66436
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This early theatre appears on the 1911 Sanborn, in an old two-story brick storefront that had been constructed between 1885 and 1889. The 1905 map calls this the Moore Block. It shows the ground floor vacant, although a lodge hall was located on the second floor (most likely the Knights of Pythias).
Since Holton was not very large, and a superior purpose-built theatre was located only a block away, this was not a success, and the 1922 map shows a furniture store here.
The building today is in decent shape, and is used as a Ginger Snips Beauty Salon. Note that the historical address jumped around, and was variously listed as 121A and 117.
Contributed by
Seth Gaines
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At least in its early years the Gem appears to have operated seasonally. This is from the September 26, 1912 issue of The Holton Recorder: “The Gem picture house has been opened for the winter season. The house has been cleaned and renovated and will show fine [unreadable] of pictures this fall.”