Dodge Theatre
205 N. Iowa Street,
Dodgeville,
WI
53533
205 N. Iowa Street,
Dodgeville,
WI
53533
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Before remodeling, this was the Iowa Automobile Company dealership, built in 1920 by the Woerpel brothers. The garage at rear, largely intact, became a tavern, which is the current use.
I visited the Dodge Theatre in June of 2021 and was informed by the owner that the theatre is for sale. It’s a small theatre seating approximately 150 people. There is no balcony. A steel spiral stair case leads to the projection booth. When covid was at its worst the theatre was closed but made some revenue by selling popcorn to the towns residents. The towns people were supposedly very supportive of this effort. The theatre has a nice marquee with neon and milk glass. It is, as mentioned above, still part of the State Theatre Chain.
June 8, 1935 Dodge Theatre opens ! Owned by J. Eskin of Richland Center Managed by S.S. Robinson of Fox Lake transformed the old Woerpel Building
Former Owner of Dodge Theatre: Otto Settele
SETTELE, OTTO DEATH MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD JAN 13, 1997 p.7A col.4
Notes: age 83/of merrill/died-st joseph’s hosp-city
Cool little theatre. Saw The Mask here when passing thru in the early 1990s.