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Dave Ferron, a commercial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield Boerke, explores the signature rotating bar of The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek. Constructed in 1969, the former supper club underwent a more than $2.4 million renovation to transform the building into a music venue. The property is now for sale after its owner died.
The remodel of the former Gobbler Supper Club added a stage and high-end sound and light systems. The venue drew well-known country acts from around the country, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 death of owner Dan Manesis forced the business to close. It's now for sale for $1.6 million.
A reminder of the hip past of The Gobbler is in the basement, where art deco wallpaper covers the walls of a hallway and purple shag carpeting surrounds a non-working pay phone.
Dan Manesis, seen here in 2014, purchased the property that formerly housed the Gobbler Supper Club in Johnson Creek and spent more than $2.4 million to convert the 1969 building into The Gobbler Theater. Manesis died in 2021, and the property is now for sale.
A cooler at The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek remains operational and fully stocked, even though there hasn't been a show at the facility for more than two years.
Artifacts and memorabilia from the early days of the Gobbler Supper Club are displayed in a case at what is now The Gobbler Theater.
One of two artist lounges in the lower level of The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek.
Photos: The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek
Gobbler Theater
The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek opened in 1969 as the Gobbler Supper Club, a restaurant and nightclub that drew customers from around the region. The building was designed by famed architect Helmut Ajango.
Gobbler Theater
The remodel of the former Gobbler Supper Club added a stage and high-end sound and light systems. The venue drew well-known country acts from around the country, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 death of owner Dan Manesis forced the business to close. It's now for sale for $1.6 million.
Gobbler Theater
Artifacts and memorabilia from the early days of the Gobbler Supper Club are displayed in a case at what is now The Gobbler Theater.
Gobbler Theater
The Gobbler Theater features 405 seats. The farthest seat from the stage is just 55 feet away.
Gobbler Theater
A reminder of the hip past of The Gobbler is in the basement, where art deco wallpaper covers the walls of a hallway and purple shag carpeting surrounds a non-working pay phone.
Gobbler Theater
Music artifacts share a curtain divider in the employee lounge in the lower lever of the Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek.
Gobbler Theater
One of two artist lounges in the lower level of The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek.
Gobbler Theater
A mural painted in one of the signature windows of the Gobbler Theater echoes its performance history in Johnson Creek.
Gobbler Theater
A cooler at The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek remains operational and fully stocked, even though there hasn't been a show at the facility for more than two years.
Gobbler Theater
Dave Ferron, a commercial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield Boerke, explores the signature rotating bar of The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek. Constructed in 1969, the former supper club underwent a more than $2.4 million renovation to transform the building into a music venue. The property is now for sale after its owner died.
Gobbler Theater
Dave Ferron, a commercial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield Boerke, views an employee gathering space in the lower level of the Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek.
Gobbler Theater
The former Gobbler Supper Club in Johnson Creek has been transformed into the 405-seat Gobbler Theater. Dan Manesis, who purchased the building last year, has spent nearly $2 million on upgrades in an effort to attract rock, country and Christian rock bands to the venue. The first show, however, will be free and held Thursday by the concert and jazz bands and choir from Johnson Creek High School.
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Dan Manesis walks through the basement hallway of his Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek, but has no plans to remove the Art Deco foil wallpaper as a way to retain the building's history. Manesis would like to renovate a large banquet space in the basement to be used for meetings and parties.
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Dan Manesis describes the upgrades and updates he had done at his Gobbler Theater, scheduled to open this month, in Johnson Creek, Wis., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. M.P. KING -- State Journal
Gobbler Theater
Dan Manesis, seen here in 2014, purchased the property that formerly housed the Gobbler Supper Club in Johnson Creek and spent more than $2.4 million to convert the 1969 building into The Gobbler Theater. Manesis died in 2021, and the property is now for sale.
Gobbler Theater
The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek opened in 1969 as the Gobbler Supper Club, a restaurant and nightclub that drew customers from around the region. The building was designed by famed architect Helmut Ajango.
Gobbler Theater
The remodel of the former Gobbler Supper Club added a stage and high-end sound and light systems. The venue drew well-known country acts from around the country, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 death of owner Dan Manesis forced the business to close. It's now for sale for $1.6 million.
Gobbler Theater
A mural painted in one of the signature windows of the Gobbler Theater echoes its performance history in Johnson Creek.
Gobbler Theater
Dave Ferron, a commercial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield Boerke, explores the signature rotating bar of The Gobbler Theater in Johnson Creek. Constructed in 1969, the former supper club underwent a more than $2.4 million renovation to transform the building into a music venue. The property is now for sale after its owner died.
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The remodel of the former Gobbler Supper Club added a stage and high-end sound and light systems. The venue drew well-known country acts from around the country, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 death of owner Dan Manesis forced the business to close.
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Dave Ferron, a commercial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield Boerke, is seen here in 2022 exploring the signature rotating bar of the Gobbler in Johnson Creek. Constructed in 1969, the former supper club underwent a more than $2.4 million renovation in 2014 to transform the building into a music venue.
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A reminder of the hip past of the Gobbler is in the basement, where art deco wallpaper covers the walls of a hallway and purple shag carpeting surrounds a non-working pay phone.
Barry Adams covers regional news for the Wisconsin State Journal. Send him ideas for On Wisconsin at 608-252-6148 or by email at badams@madison.com.
