Crystal Theatre
423 Main Street,
Towanda,
KS
67144
423 Main Street,
Towanda,
KS
67144
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The Crystal Theatre was located at one end of the still-existent Towanda (KS) State Bank building. It was possibly opened in the early-1910’s and closed by 1926.
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Lou Rugani
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So far, the only early trade journal reference I’ve found to movie theaters in Towanda, Kansas, is this item from the January 5, 1918, issue of The Moving Picture World:
As the Crystal was in a bank building, and Mr. Davis was planning what sounds like a dedicated theater building, his project probably wasn’t the Crystal, but as it also sound as though Towanda already had a t least one theater in operation, perhaps that one was the Crystal. The bank building does look as though it could date from before 1918, and Crystal was a very popular name for theaters in the 1910s.It seems this was closed by 1926, as only the far larger Towanda, PA is listed. It sounds like this was open before 1918. The building appears to be from sometime around 1910, and the cars in the photos look like very early models. The purpose-built theater, if it ever happened, is likely gone. There is a 1926 map, but it is not available online.