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Traer Theatre - Traer, Iowa
 

Northwood: Jon Panfil, Board President

Traer has 1,700 people and about 3,400 people in surrounding areas

144 seat theater in 20ft wide building

 

Movies Friday - Monday at 7:00 PM and Sunday Matinee

Movies usually a week or so after release date

They sometimes rent it cheaply for private showing, covering costs

1 paid manager, 1 paid projector person and volunteers for tix, concessions

Was gutted between the buildings to dirt floor, only thing they kept was the roof

Thought they put in $100K for materials, all work was donated, had some materials (counters, custom cabinets, plumbing donated), seats used & free

Took less than a year

Had to rails $60K more for digital projector

They went simple and cheap

Kids movies do the best

Started at $1, went to $3

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