Built in 1917, Varsity Cinema is getting a $5 million upgrade thanks to Des Moines film lovers

The Varsity Cinema was not always a film destination. When erected in 1917, it was meant to be an industrial building. Shortly after, it became a Coca-Cola bottling plant until 1934 when it became the beloved Varsity Cinema.

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