Tomahawk Cinema
17 W. Wisconsin Avenue,
Tomahawk,
WI
54487
17 W. Wisconsin Avenue,
Tomahawk,
WI
54487
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Tomahawk Cinema (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Tudor Revival
Previous Names: Lyric Theatre, Tomahawk Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
715.453.5414
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This single-screen movie house, originally opened as the Lyric Theatre on October 2, 1925 with 700-seats. It was still named Lyric Theatre in 1957. Later renamed Tomahawk Theatre, it still continues to show first-run films as the Tomahawk Cinema. The exterior is an interesting mix of styles, with the upper half of the facade done in Tudor-style, the triangular marquee looking like late-Streamline Moderne, and a bland, modern ground level.
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LISTED ON EBAY
BRIAN WOLF DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OICS / INTERIOR OF THIS THEATER
I don’t have any interior photos of the theatre, because the roll of film was damaged. I do have a number of exterior shots though. The interior is pretty plain.
Where is this ebay listing? I can’t find it.
Ebay UNDER Real estate /Commercial
Notice that the marquee is in poor repair, with open access ports on the bottom, no sign bulbs on the bottom, many missing on the sides, and the neon missing on the sides. Also, the “Tomahawk” boards are cheap plastic.
Also This link is probably more useful.
This theatre is for sale again, there have been improvements done —new rubber roof over auditorium, new heat and air conditioning. It has a 3 bedroom apartment that is currently rented out and a 2 car garage. The asking price is $130,000 because owner wants to help make sure theatre stays open. It is first run.
Website: http://tomahawkcinema.tumblr.com/ They were able to raise the funds to install digital projection.
The Tomahawk is under renovation now. The owners have been documenting it well on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. The renovations have revealed hidden parts of the auditorium like the original balcony, which is now an expanded projection booth, and the concession stand which was carved out under the balcony.
It originally opened as the Lyric on October 2, 1925 and was managed by Anne Kuehling, Lillian Foster, and Marion Extrom, who previously operated the Princess Theatre in town. It originally seated 700. Sound was installed in September, 1929. New seats were installed in 1940.