The northwest corner of Corydon’s square comes to life each weekend when the Wayne Theatre shows a first-run movie for residents throughout the community and county. Featuring 75 cent concessions and $4 adult admissions, the theatre is run completely by volunteers. The theatre dates to 1936, built with cinder block in an art deco design.
After a decade of off-and-on use, a large group of community volunteers banded together to restore and reopen the theatre in 1990. The exterior was repainted and interior refurbished with new curtains and seats. Office on each side of the theatre was repurposed for use as restrooms and a business office. For current movie listings, call (641) 872-2750.
Published September 23, 2010 |
Movie Theatres |
Wayne County
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This beautiful public library building sits in the town square of Estherville, the county seat of Emmet County in northern Iowa. The library dates to 1903, after Estherville became Iowa’s twelfth community to receive a Carnegie library grant. The entrance was shifted when the library was significantly expanded in 1995; the renovated library was rededicated in November of that year. A nice library exterior photo gallery can be found on the official library website.
Published September 22, 2010 |
Carnegie Libraries, Public Libraries |
Emmet County
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Between 1856 and 1903, a post office operated in the village of New York, now a ghost town in Wayne County, Iowa. The New York Christian Church, which was built in 1887 and held services through 1971, was recently relocated to a site east of Allerton. It’s part of a series of historic buildings, including one of the few remaining round barns in the state. The buildings are open to the public during the summer, or anytime by appointment by calling (515) 872-2667.
Published September 21, 2010 |
Churches, Historic Sites |
Wayne County
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These eight mailboxes represent the remaining households and businesses in the unincorporated community of Knoke, located in the northwest corner of Calhoun County, Iowa. Knoke was home to a full-time post office through 1963, when it was shuttered in favor of a locally-operated contract branch office; that office operated 25 years before it was discontinued. Knoke is now part of a rural route originating in the nearby community of Fonda.
Published September 20, 2010 |
Post Offices |
Calhoun County
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This incredibly small post office building sits alone on the main street of Beaver, Iowa, a Boone county community home to 53 residents as of the 2000 census. Beaver sits just north of Highway 30 on the western edge of the county. Additional Beaver photos can be found in Luke Healey’s Flickr photostream.
Published September 17, 2010 |
Post Offices |
Boone County
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