Isis Theater

This theater opened around 1909. It was located in an old two story brick commercial building constructed sometime between 1886 and 1891. Although this appears to be one of three storefronts, it’s actually a separate structure from the two to the south. This building was much deeper than its southern neighbor, making an ideal theater conversion. The 1905 map shows clothing/dry goods/shoes sold here.

Initially known as the Pioneer Theatre, it was renamed at some point. This theater is not listed in the 1914-15 AMPD, but it still appears on the 1922 map. It was closed in 1923 for conversion to a hardware store.

The building today appears rather threadbare. It still had the original windows in 2012, but these have been replaced by some very unattractive windows which themselves appear to be quite old. The tenant for the past decade or so had been a carpet store, but this seems to be closed.

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