Gentlemen, on your marquee

Crews were in Iola this week to remove the marquee off the old Iola Theater building. Plans are to replace it with a marquee styled after the original display when the structure was built in 1931.

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October 17, 2025 - 2:11 PM

Infinity Signs workers Kevin James, from left, Chris Pijanowski and Drew Carrigan cut away at wooden brackets that connected the Iola Theater marquee to the building after removing the marquee Thursday. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register

Infinity Signs workers Kevin Jame Chris Pijanowski and Drew Carrigan were hard at work this week to remove the marquee off the old Iola Theater building.

Plans are in the works to replace the marquee with a new one styled identidally to the display from when the building was constructed in 1931. Digital Innovations is in charge of the project.

A banner notes a new marquee at the old Iola Theater building will look identical to the original marquee that adorned the front entrance when the theater was built in 1931. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
Workers with Infinity Signs lower the old Iola Theater Marquee onto a trailer Thursday. The marquee was removed as part of an ongoing building renovation. Photo by Susan Lynn / Iola Register
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