Star Theatre
127 N. 13th Street,
Centerville,
IA
52544
127 N. 13th Street,
Centerville,
IA
52544
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This small theatre appears on the February 1913 Sanborn. It was located in the southern half of a two story brick commercial building constructed sometime between 1893 and 1898. The 1907 map shows a restaurant here.
Further history is unknown, but this was likely closed after a few years.
The building today is in decent shape, and has been in retail use, although this space appears vacant.
Contributed by
Seth Gaines
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One possible name for this house is revealed in this item from the January 21, 1911 issue of The Motion Picture News: “Centerville, Iowa.—O. E. Dickeson has purchased the Star theater here from G. E. Morrow.” So far this is the earliest mention of a movie theater at Centerville I’ve found in the trade journals, and I’ve found no other mentions of the Star Theatre. The Star was not listed in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory, which lists only the Majestic at Centerville.
That’s a good possibility. It’s odd that only the Majestic is listed, since the Ritz was also open by early 1913 at the latest.