Then & Now

Movie theaters were available each evening in our communities including the Dodge Theater in Dodge Center, Westcon in West Concord, Metro Theater in Pine Island and the State Theater in Kasson. Harold’s Club took over the theater in Dodge Center in 1974. The State Theater in Kasson opened in 1937 and closed down in the late 1960’s and two churches held their services in the building until they built their own church buildings in Kasson. The State Theater reopened once again in the late 1990s and is in the process of renovation and will open sometime in 2023 when the restoration has been completed. The theater ticket prices for the Metcon Theater in 1953 were 30 cents for kids, 60 cents for students and 80 cents for adults. Movie ads are from the 1953 DCI newspaper archives.