The Uptown Theatre at 41st and University opened in 1935 and was operated by Tri-States Theater Corp. In 1964 I was able to obtain the lease from Glen Wallace, the then owner of the Uptown Shopping Center. After a complete remodeling job, I reopened it as the Capri on November 10, 1960 with the roadshow presentation of BEN-HUR in 65 millimeter and six tracks of sterephonic sound. We then played most of the big roadshows including a two-year, two week engagement in 1965 an 1966 of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. In the late seventies I sold it to Dubinsky Theatres who was my partner in the River Hills/Riviera Theatres. I would welcome a visit from anyone interested in Iowa Theatres. From 1929 on spent a great deal of my youth in them.
The Uptown Theatre at 41st and University opened in 1935 and was operated by Tri-States Theater Corp. In 1964 I was able to obtain the lease from Glen Wallace, the then owner of the Uptown Shopping Center. After a complete remodeling job, I reopened it as the Capri on November 10, 1960 with the roadshow presentation of BEN-HUR in 65 millimeter and six tracks of sterephonic sound. We then played most of the big roadshows including a two-year, two week engagement in 1965 an 1966 of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. In the late seventies I sold it to Dubinsky Theatres who was my partner in the River Hills/Riviera Theatres. I would welcome a visit from anyone interested in Iowa Theatres. From 1929 on spent a great deal of my youth in them.