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My error, the address according to the City Directory was 226 E. 16th St..
Now a parking garage and retail on the first level.
Opened as the Crystral Theatre in 1910, owner was Gustave Schmidt.
Thanks for the opening year.
The Cinema Art was located at 213 E. 16th St.
The address for the Bel Air Drive-In was 2849 Kentucky Ave. When the drive-in opened it was known as the Maywood Drive-In.
The address above the old box office in the street view reads 145 E. Ferguson Ave.
The Wood River Theatre was listed as open in 1930 and seated 1072.
When the Strand Theatre opened in 1927 it seated 700.
This is now called the Taylorville Cinema website
This theatre was located at 112 E. Main Cross St., not 112 S. Main St.
The name change from Gayety to Roxy took place in 1932.
Open prior to 1925 and was still in operation into the 1950’s.
The only theatres listed in Mounds in 1926 was the Grand, Owega and the Central. No Roxy or Egyptian.
The State is listed as opening in 1941 with seating at 500. By 1945 the State was listed as closed.
The Morris Theatre opened in 1931 with 725 seats.
The Lyric Theatre was located at 109 W. main St.
Your article says the theatre was located on Jefferson St., this Plaza was on N. Market St.
Jackson St. runs North & South not East & West.
The State Theatre was located at 118 E. Main St.
The Grove Theatre opened in 1943.
According to the Motion Picture Yearbook the American was still open in 1926 but no longer listed in 1927.
The Odeon is listed as open in 1912.
After moving to the Fox Street (Downer Place) address it was called the Aurora #2. It wasn’t the building that moved just the name.
The Mission Theatre is listed as open as early as 1926.
My error, the address according to the City Directory was 226 E. 16th St..
Now a parking garage and retail on the first level.
Opened as the Crystral Theatre in 1910, owner was Gustave Schmidt.
Thanks for the opening year.
The Cinema Art was located at 213 E. 16th St.
The address for the Bel Air Drive-In was 2849 Kentucky Ave. When the drive-in opened it was known as the Maywood Drive-In.
The address above the old box office in the street view reads 145 E. Ferguson Ave.
The Wood River Theatre was listed as open in 1930 and seated 1072.
When the Strand Theatre opened in 1927 it seated 700.
This is now called the Taylorville Cinema website
This theatre was located at 112 E. Main Cross St., not 112 S. Main St.
The name change from Gayety to Roxy took place in 1932.
Open prior to 1925 and was still in operation into the 1950’s.
The only theatres listed in Mounds in 1926 was the Grand, Owega and the Central. No Roxy or Egyptian.
The State is listed as opening in 1941 with seating at 500. By 1945 the State was listed as closed.
The Morris Theatre opened in 1931 with 725 seats.
The Lyric Theatre was located at 109 W. main St.
Your article says the theatre was located on Jefferson St., this Plaza was on N. Market St.
Jackson St. runs North & South not East & West.
The State Theatre was located at 118 E. Main St.
The Grove Theatre opened in 1943.
According to the Motion Picture Yearbook the American was still open in 1926 but no longer listed in 1927.
The Odeon is listed as open in 1912.
After moving to the Fox Street (Downer Place) address it was called the Aurora #2. It wasn’t the building that moved just the name.
The Mission Theatre is listed as open as early as 1926.