Strand Theatre
125 S. Summit Avenue,
Arkansas City,
KS
67005
125 S. Summit Avenue,
Arkansas City,
KS
67005
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The February 19, 1916 issue of Moving Picture World also mentioned the opening of the Strand, though Mr. Conrad is here named William rather than Ben, and the seating capacity of the house has inexplicably expanded by 175: “William Conrad, of Arkansas City, Kan., has just opened a new theater in that place, and is operating it under the name of the Strand. Six hundred is the claim made by the owners as to the number of people it will seat.”
A late 1915 or very early 1916 opening is likely for the Strand. This notice appeared in the January 22, 1916 issue of the trade journal Motogrpahy: “The Strand theater, which was erected by Ben Conrad in Arkansas City, is a very attractive picture house and seats 425. The interior is quite pretty and Mr. Conrad is showing the Paramount program.”