Empire Theatre
805 Central Avenue,
Fort Dodge,
IA
50501
805 Central Avenue,
Fort Dodge,
IA
50501
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The Empire Theatre was a nickelodeon which had opened by March 1908, when it was operated by L.A. Bernstein. There were 4 shows a day. It was closed in 1914. It was demolished to build the historic 7-story Snell Building on the site, which opened in January 1916.
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Very basic little concrete block structure. Does not appear on the 1907 map.
There might have been more than one house in Fort Dodge called the Empire Theatre. This item is from Show World of December 5, 1908: “Fort Dodge, Iowa, Nov. 28. The Empire which closed last week will not re-open. The entire equipment was shipped to Des Moines today.”