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Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Iowa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Gem Theater circa 1878. The man in the buggy on the left is thought to be Swearengen. Swearengen originally owned and operated a canvas-and-lumber saloon in Deadwood known as the Cricket, which featured gambling and hosted prizefights. Shortly afterward, he closed it down and opened a larger saloon known as the Gem Theater. [5]
The Gem was conceived in 1948 by the Bijou Amusement Company of Memphis, Tennessee and opened in 1951. Having a theater specifically for African-American residents in their own neighborhood meant that customers weren't relegated to one section with inferior amenities, like in segregated theaters that were ubiquitous at the time. [1]
The theater will be showing a double feature of “If,” starring Ryan Reynolds, and “Godzilla x Kong" for the weekend of May 17-19. Hours: Open Fridays-Sundays, gates open at 6:30 p.m., with ...
A movie theater topped the list when Iowa City sent out a community-wide survey for what residents wanted to help revitalize the corridor. That's when FilmScene stepped up, seizing the hole left ...
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Donald Trump is renting out a theater near Des Moines, Iowa on Friday evening to host a free screening of Michael Bay's "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ...
The theater was rebuilt and reopened in 1948 with 916 seats and a new balcony to replace the old one. Steve Morris bought a share of the theater in 1995 and became general manager and later the owner. With competition from newer theaters, the Gem showed movies that had already been shown elsewhere. First-run movies returned in 2000. [2]
Location of Keswick, Iowa. ... Keswick is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 242 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] History