Luna Theatre
118 Main Street,
Battle Creek,
IA
51006
118 Main Street,
Battle Creek,
IA
51006
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The Luna Theatre was opened on August 28, 1914, and continued operating until closing on November 1, 1958. It reopened as the Maple Valley Theatre on November 1, 1958, but closed in early-1959.
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Bryan Krefft
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Judging from this old postcard view of the Luna Theater, it was open well prior to 1941 as the films advertised date to 1914.
David and Joseph Warnock opened the Luna Theatre on August 28, 1914 with the one-reeler “And The Villain Still Pursued Her” and the two-reeler “The Secret Marriage” plus a performance by the theater’s orchestra conducted by one of the owners.
On November 1, 1958, the Luna Theater closed and was placed in auction. The theater reopened as the “Maple Valley Theater” on November 21, 1958. This didn’t last long, and the theater closed a few months later in early 1959.
The address of the Luna Theatre was 118 Main Street. The building has been thrown together with the adjacent one and, according to the June 28, 2015 Sioux City Journal, converted into an apartment house, but it is still recognizable by the shape of its roofline. The cornices are the only part of the Main Street façade that have not been covered up by ugly, gray siding, but the 2nd Street side still has the original (and very unusual) brick.