I have never seen a photo of the large chandelier hanging over the main auditorium. I think it was wrought iron and I also heard that a theater in Chicago bought before the demolition.
RogerB, I have 3 photos of the interior of the grand Orpheum palace in Springfield. I took them from a publication featuring the history of the beautiful movie palace. I can email them to you if you want.
My personal email is:
They aren’t the best quality, but you can see well the beauty of the interior. Contact me if interested.
Not only ads but TV commercials!!! If I was inclined to watch TV, why would I be sitting in a theater? I don’t want to see TV programs advertized while I’m at the movie. This doesn’t make sense to me. The sound is nice in the theater, but with the new home sound systems, why pay so much to sit there and watch ads. As one other said; previews fine, but not ads and definitely not TV program ads. Wake up theater owners!!
I have 2 or 3 nice photos of the great Orpheum…….main lobby and the balcony. I could email them to any that want them. I still remember the awesome beauty and size of that great palace in Springfield. Shame on us for allowing these wonderful buildings to be demolished. This Orpheum was replaced by a bank drive through…. and now,I understand the bank has closed. This is called progress??
That theater was one of the most beautiful and largest in Illinois. Such a shame.
I have never seen a photo of the large chandelier hanging over the main auditorium. I think it was wrought iron and I also heard that a theater in Chicago bought before the demolition.
RogerB, I have 3 photos of the interior of the grand Orpheum palace in Springfield. I took them from a publication featuring the history of the beautiful movie palace. I can email them to you if you want.
My personal email is:
They aren’t the best quality, but you can see well the beauty of the interior. Contact me if interested.
William Blasdel, Miami, Fl.
Not only ads but TV commercials!!! If I was inclined to watch TV, why would I be sitting in a theater? I don’t want to see TV programs advertized while I’m at the movie. This doesn’t make sense to me. The sound is nice in the theater, but with the new home sound systems, why pay so much to sit there and watch ads. As one other said; previews fine, but not ads and definitely not TV program ads. Wake up theater owners!!
I have 2 or 3 nice photos of the great Orpheum…….main lobby and the balcony. I could email them to any that want them. I still remember the awesome beauty and size of that great palace in Springfield. Shame on us for allowing these wonderful buildings to be demolished. This Orpheum was replaced by a bank drive through…. and now,I understand the bank has closed. This is called progress??
That theater was one of the most beautiful and largest in Illinois. Such a shame.