Colfax Theater was a historic

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building in

South Bend South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 103,453 residents and is the fourt ...

St. Joseph County, Indiana St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by residents, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was n ...

. It was built in 1928, and was a two-story, irregularly shaped brick building with a glazed

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facade. The auditorium seated 2,000 patrons. The second story featured a multi-paned

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. ''Note:'' This includes It was demolished in 1991 to accommodate an expansion of the neighboring South Bend Tribune. It was listed on the

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in 1985, and delisted in 1993.

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