On April 9th, 2011, Iowa Paranormal traveled to Cherokee,
Iowa to investigate the American Theater. Our friends at
Mid-Iowa Paranormal had investigated the theater and had
some great experiences that we decided to check it out.
The theater was built in 1920. The men building it ran out of
money before it was completed. A few years later, a man by
the name of Dale Goldie bought it.
The basement housed civil defense supplies. Many of these
barrels are still in the basement and unopened.
There have been no reported deaths in the theater, however
many people believe that the spirit of Dale and his wife,
Hazel, still roam the theater.
Some of the reports of paranormal activity that have
occurred are the theater seats going up and down on their
own. Employees seeing shadow people. Hearing unexplained
footsteps and noises.
Members present were Steven, Patrick, Tony, Samantha,
and Sarah. There were three other people there as well.
The theatre manager, her grandson, and another employee,
Amanda.
Here is our evidence video. At one point, Samantha and
Patrick are in Theater 1 and you hear a voice say "Dont go in
there" or "Dont go up there". We thought it could of been
Patrick. Sounds just like him. However, on Samantha's
recorder, which was a foot away from Patrick, this voice
was not even captured. We are still in the air about it. Let us
know what you think. And shortly after that, a few minutes
later, after Patrick ask a question, they get a "yes" response.
Another time, Steven and Amanda were in theater 3. As they
are at the top of the seats getting ready to sit down, they
hear what sounds like a ball bouncing or woman moaning.
And one of the reports is of what sounds like a ball
bouncing around. They both heard it at the time it happened.
Steven went down to try to recreate the noise, but could
not find the source.
At the end of the night, as we are wrapping up, Steven and
Samantha hear a scream come from downstairs. They both
run down there and find no one. After reviewing the
evidence, you hear what sounds like a woman screaming. We
however are unsure if thats what it was, or the pipes
downstairs squeaking.
Due to capturing some pieces of evidence that we are
50/50 about, Iowa Paranormal are planning to return in the
near future.
Iowa to investigate the American Theater. Our friends at
Mid-Iowa Paranormal had investigated the theater and had
some great experiences that we decided to check it out.
The theater was built in 1920. The men building it ran out of
money before it was completed. A few years later, a man by
the name of Dale Goldie bought it.
The basement housed civil defense supplies. Many of these
barrels are still in the basement and unopened.
There have been no reported deaths in the theater, however
many people believe that the spirit of Dale and his wife,
Hazel, still roam the theater.
Some of the reports of paranormal activity that have
occurred are the theater seats going up and down on their
own. Employees seeing shadow people. Hearing unexplained
footsteps and noises.
Members present were Steven, Patrick, Tony, Samantha,
and Sarah. There were three other people there as well.
The theatre manager, her grandson, and another employee,
Amanda.
Here is our evidence video. At one point, Samantha and
Patrick are in Theater 1 and you hear a voice say "Dont go in
there" or "Dont go up there". We thought it could of been
Patrick. Sounds just like him. However, on Samantha's
recorder, which was a foot away from Patrick, this voice
was not even captured. We are still in the air about it. Let us
know what you think. And shortly after that, a few minutes
later, after Patrick ask a question, they get a "yes" response.
Another time, Steven and Amanda were in theater 3. As they
are at the top of the seats getting ready to sit down, they
hear what sounds like a ball bouncing or woman moaning.
And one of the reports is of what sounds like a ball
bouncing around. They both heard it at the time it happened.
Steven went down to try to recreate the noise, but could
not find the source.
At the end of the night, as we are wrapping up, Steven and
Samantha hear a scream come from downstairs. They both
run down there and find no one. After reviewing the
evidence, you hear what sounds like a woman screaming. We
however are unsure if thats what it was, or the pipes
downstairs squeaking.
Due to capturing some pieces of evidence that we are
50/50 about, Iowa Paranormal are planning to return in the
near future.
Click here for Pictures of our
investigation at the American theater!
investigation at the American theater!