The seating capacity was listed in the Film Daily Yearbooks;1941 & 1943 editions as 1,415. They also list it as being operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp., as was the Merritt Theatre in Bridgeport.
The State Theatre is listed in the 1950 F.D.Y. as being located on Main Street, in that year it’s still the only theatre in town(a situation which had existed since at least 1941).
Konrad Schiecke’s book ‘Historic Movie Theatre in Illinois 1883-1960’ states;Opened 1914;Closed 1927;Seats:300. The site is now a building used for recreational activities.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1941 with a seating capacity of 450. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed with a seating capacity of 1,000 and is Closed. By 1950 it has re-opened, still with a a 1,000 seat capacity.
Sorry, a correction to my last posting. The 1941 Film Daily Yearbook doesn’t list the Apollo Theatre. It does however list a Paragon Theatre with 450 seats, which in the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. is also listed as Closed. Could the Paragon Theatre be a former name for the Apollo Theatre being they have the same seating capacity and are both listed as closed in the same edition (a possible mis-print).
Listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 500. In the 1943 edition, seating is given as 450 and the theatre is Closed. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is open again with 450 seats.
Opened in 1908 as Pete’s Theatre it was closed in 1910. It re-opened in 1915 as the South Chicago Theatre and this lasted until 1917. In 1923 it re-opened again, this time known as the International Theatre and it was re-named Joy Theatre in 1936. It finally closed in 1947.
RobertR; unfortunately, the two links you posted above are not the Las Palmas Theatre. Here is a photograph of the Las Palmas that I took in January 2005: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/368927936/
The Palace Opera House opened in 1911 and operated until 1915. It was demolished and a new theatre known as Glickman’s Palace Theatre was built on the site which opened in 1919. It was re-named Globe Theatre in 1935 and closed in 1948.
I photographed the Kirk Douglas Theatre in January 2005, soon after it opened. This is a night-time view with all the neon fully operational (the letters C U L V E R flash, so I had several attempts at photographing them all lit together): http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/368517965/
I photographed the former Marcal/World Theatre in January 2005, in use as the Q-topia nightclub…..not much to show it was a movie theatre now, either externally or internally: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/368437948/
The seating capacity was listed in the Film Daily Yearbooks;1941 & 1943 editions as 1,415. They also list it as being operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp., as was the Merritt Theatre in Bridgeport.
The Liberty Theater opened in 1912 and closed in 1929.
The State Theatre is listed in the 1950 F.D.Y. as being located on Main Street, in that year it’s still the only theatre in town(a situation which had existed since at least 1941).
Opened in 1914 with a seating capacity of 294 it was re-named Progress Theatre in 1917 and closed in 1923.
Konrad Schiecke’s book ‘Historic Movie Theatre in Illinois 1883-1960’ states;Opened 1914;Closed 1927;Seats:300. The site is now a building used for recreational activities.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1941 with a seating capacity of 450. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed with a seating capacity of 1,000 and is Closed. By 1950 it has re-opened, still with a a 1,000 seat capacity.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 & 1943 editions with a seating capacity of 500. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 1,100.
Sorry, a correction to my last posting. The 1941 Film Daily Yearbook doesn’t list the Apollo Theatre. It does however list a Paragon Theatre with 450 seats, which in the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. is also listed as Closed. Could the Paragon Theatre be a former name for the Apollo Theatre being they have the same seating capacity and are both listed as closed in the same edition (a possible mis-print).
Listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 500. In the 1943 edition, seating is given as 450 and the theatre is Closed. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is open again with 450 seats.
No, not 1994, thats when it was gutted internally. The Culver Theatre (3 screens) closed in 1989 and then stood empty and unusued.
Opened in 1908 as Pete’s Theatre it was closed in 1910. It re-opened in 1915 as the South Chicago Theatre and this lasted until 1917. In 1923 it re-opened again, this time known as the International Theatre and it was re-named Joy Theatre in 1936. It finally closed in 1947.
RobertR; unfortunately, the two links you posted above are not the Las Palmas Theatre. Here is a photograph of the Las Palmas that I took in January 2005:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/368927936/
The Palace Opera House opened in 1911 and operated until 1915. It was demolished and a new theatre known as Glickman’s Palace Theatre was built on the site which opened in 1919. It was re-named Globe Theatre in 1935 and closed in 1948.
Yes Lost Memory, the 5-7 is the address. Many thanks for researching and adding this detail.
I photographed the Kirk Douglas Theatre in January 2005, soon after it opened. This is a night-time view with all the neon fully operational (the letters C U L V E R flash, so I had several attempts at photographing them all lit together):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/368517965/
The street name, translated into English is ‘New Town Market Square’.
I photographed the former Marcal/World Theatre in January 2005, in use as the Q-topia nightclub…..not much to show it was a movie theatre now, either externally or internally:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/368437948/
It was re-named the Grayland Theatre in 1917, but closed later in that year.
The Wigwam Theater is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with 390 seats. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as Closed.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition lists the Hoo-Hoo Theatre with a seating capacity of 577.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition lists the Princess Theatre with a seating capacity of 400.
Listed as the 450 seat Bailey’s Theatre in the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives as seating capacity of 650 for the Strand Theatre.
Photographed in September 1949 playing the ABC circuit release:
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A photograph from the 1960’s:
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The Wood River Theatre opened in 1932 and closed in 1961.