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The Home Theater Company owned by Walter Judson, H.M. Comstock, and F.G. Avers erected the Home Theater building at 114 E. Cook in 1910-1911 (Columbia Co. Treasurer 1863 [1910]). Probably the first building erected as a movie theater in Portage, it was constructed of white enamel brick. The building contained a lobby and large auditorium with seating for 352 and a stage. It was redone in 1950 and replaced by the J.C. Penney building (112 E. Cook, 5731) in the 1960s. (Voshardt 1910: 22; Portage Public Schools 1948-51; Portage Daily Register 4/11/1950; 4/22/1972; Columbia County Historical Society 1982). The J.C. Penney building also replaced the building of William Windus, barber since 1892 through 1955 and Mack's Jewel Box (Daughtery 1898-1992; Protage Centenial Committee 1952).
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