This cherished community landmark has a rich history. Constructed in 1941, at 222 Main, by August and James Marchesi, it showed its first 1 ½ hour length black and white film, “The Wife Takes a Flyer” on July 28, 1942.  Later, the theater was sold to Robert Shrake & Raymond Hoy who re-opened it on Christmas Day, with the colored film, “The Thrill of it All” starring Doris Day and James Garner.

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Dennis and Julane Bowman purchased the theater in May of 1979, and soon turned it into a twin theater, opening with the hit films: “The Muppet Movie” and “Starting Over”. The Bowman’s hired its first manager for the new operation, Konrad Radke. The current owners are Lars & Kathy Colgan.

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In 2016, Ann Burch, a theater patron, posted this on the theater’s website:  “The Times Theater in Savanna has been renovated nicely and always has two new releases showing. We saw “The Force Awakens” on the night of its national premier, at $5 per ticket…it is Carroll County’s best kept secret!”

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