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The IOKA is 92! 29 Oct 2007 19:06 #20850

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Opened Halloween night 1915 with Birth of a Nation. Anyone out there running a house older than mine? Still privately owned and independently operated after 92 years. Check us out at www.iokaentertainment.com

Roger Detzler
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IOKA Entertainment Inc
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 29 Oct 2007 19:34 #20851

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wow! Very nice!
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 30 Oct 2007 04:55 #20852

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Happy Anniversary! and many more!!!!

We opened in 1921 and have been running entertainment ever since. According to the newspaper the theatre opened with four acts of vaudeville and a silent movie, “The Old Nest”.
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 30 Oct 2007 09:02 #20853

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I think I actually have a lobby card of The Old Nest from when the IOKA played it. We too featured vaudeville acts, including Fatty Arbuckle, and many more. The IOKA still makes about 50% of its revenue from live entertainment, although it took alot of renovation to get back into it.

Roger
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 01 Nov 2007 13:10 #20854

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Roger,

What a great story! Boxoffice Magazine would be very interested in following up with you about this. Please drop me a line - my email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Peter Cane
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 01 Nov 2007 21:39 #20855

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Very cool place, Roger.

Welcome to the site, Peter--hope you get that story, and we see it in your magazine.

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Re: The IOKA is 92! 02 Nov 2007 21:30 #20856

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Thanks, Burney. I think Mike does a great job with the site. I hope to hear from Roger soon.

Best,
Peter
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Re: The IOKA is 92! 09 Nov 2007 11:34 #20857

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Congrats! We have been in continuous operation since 1916. Opened as the Walden Theater and now, 91 years later, are known as Images Cinema-- a non-profit community film house.

Our space is nowhere near as beautiful as yours!

Images Cinema www.imagescinema.org
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Re:The IOKA is 92! 17 Sep 2008 03:05 #29967

Myself and some partners are looking at opening a small single screen theater in a suburb of Atlanta where we live. Can you help with some advice of how to open and operate a profitable theater?
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Re:The IOKA is 92! 17 Sep 2008 19:30 #29980

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Our Theatre opened in March of 1914 and has been in continuos operation since then. My Great-Grandfather purchased the theatre in 1923 and my family has been running it ever since.
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Re:The IOKA is 92! 26 Sep 2008 08:29 #30008

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What is the name of your place?Do you have a website where I could see some pictures. Not too many around that old. Are you non-profit or still privately owned?

Roger
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Re:The IOKA is 92! 29 Sep 2008 19:43 #30024

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Roger, Our theatre is still privately owned. I sent you a private message with our website info on it. There are pictures on our history page.
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