Strand Theater
621 Main Street,
Ackley,
IA
50601
621 Main Street,
Ackley,
IA
50601
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First known as Plaza Theatre, later the State Theatre, and finally the Strand Theater since July 30, 1931. The Strand Theatre last operated as a weekend-only theater before closure in the mid-to-late-1960s.
This is not demolished. The history needs a lot of work. This theater appears on the 1911 map. The 1900 map has it as a dry goods store, and the building was built sometime before 1883. The second floor was a lodge room, at least up until the theater operation started.
For some incredibly stupid reason, I did a terrible job covering this town, despite decent weather. I’ve added a Sanborn view, and a shot of downtown with the theater in the foreground. The building is in decent shape, aside from the typical ugly remodeled ground floor.
Party time at the Strand in February 1958, from the Ackley World Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/mk2yer
It looks there are some lawyers at this address, but I don’t know if they are in the theater building or a new building.