State Theatre

Joe Vogel on November 16, 2024 at 10:53 am

Information from the Pipestone Star of May 11, 1937:

“The name of the Alo Theatre is soon to be changed to the State Theatre and manager L.V. Feldman announces that along with this a very important improvement is to be made in the front of the theatre.

“The old canopy will be rebuilt and will be decorated with neon and other lights giving a very brilliant appearance. It will make a vast change in the front of the theatre both by day and by night.

“The new canopy, which will be constructed by a Sioux Falls neon sign company, will probably be put into place some time within the next ten days.”

The August 14, 1934 Star reported that L.V. Feldman, owner of the Orpheum and Alo, had leased the theaters to the American Amusement Company, effective September 1. The Alo, which had been dark several months, was to be reopened in advance of the change of management.

The newspaper’s web site has two other items about the Alo that turn up in search results, including one that appears to be about the opening of the house, but clicking the links only fetches a 521 “Web server is down” error. I don’t know if this is temporary or an ongoing situation.