Homestake Opera House - Lead SD
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kJfishman
N 44° 21.100 W 103° 46.009
13T E 598283 N 4911672
1914 Homestake Opera House
Waymark Code: WMQ5J3
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2015
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The historic Homestake Opera House Lead SD has been a vital part of this community for many years.
"Built between 1912 -194 by the Homestake Mining Company, this $250,000 facility included not only a beautiful modern opera house with seating capacity of over 1,000, but a bowling alley, swimming pool, library, and billard game rooms. The Opera house itself was, for almost 70 years the scene of many activities including opera, ballet, vaudville, concerts, plays, movies, high school commencement exercises, boxing matches and festivals...." text from plaque in front of the opera house.
"The Homestake Opera House opened on August 31, 1914. Later renamed Homestake Theatre, it was operated by the Black Hills Amusement Co, a Rapid City-based chain, in the early-1970’s. The Homestake Theatre was almost totally destroyed by a fire on April 2, 1984.
Years of restoration followed and it was reopened in 2005 as the Homestake Opera House, presenting live theatre, live performances and community events.
Contributed by Ken McIntyre" (
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