Electric Theatre
N. Main Street,
Lakin,
KS
67860
N. Main Street,
Lakin,
KS
67860
No one has favorited this theater yet
Additional Info
Nearby Theaters
During the early 20th century, Lakin had only a handful of theatres in its history books.
The city of Lakin’s Electric Theatre opened its doors as early as July 1915 and became a major hot-spot for moviegoers in Lakin. The Electric Theatre was still open in 1931, but had closed by 1932.
Contributed by
50sSnipes
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 2 comments)
This entry is a bit garbled, and could use a re-write to drop the irrelevant sentences about a different theater. I assume this theater and the other were somewhere on Main St. There is almost nothing on the side streets. It’s possible one or both buildings are still there.
Western Kansas is a black hole. There are almost no Sanborn maps of any towns, and the KHRI coverage is very poor. If it’s not the high school or the courthouse, it doesn’t have an entry.
Here is the only trade journal reference to the Electric I’ve been able to unearth so far, from the November 10, 1917 Moving Picture World: “Lakin, Kan.—Frank Weber has been making some improvements in the Electric theater.”