Capitol Theatre

116-118 S. Main Street,
Taylorville, IL 62568

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rivest266
rivest266 on September 23, 2023 at 6:44 am

Opened as Gem on June 4th, 1909.

Gem Theatre openingGem Theatre opening 04 Jun 1909, Fri The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier (Taylorville, Illinois) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 22, 2023 at 1:30 pm

Capitol theatre opening along with a bank

Capitol theatre openingCapitol theatre opening 31 Oct 1925, Sat The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier (Taylorville, Illinois) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 22, 2023 at 1:26 pm

Gem theatre article

Gem theatreGem theatre 02 Sep 2014, Tue The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier (Taylorville, Illinois) Newspapers.com

Jake Bottero
Jake Bottero on September 18, 2022 at 6:22 am

A completely obnoxious looking building occupied by a dentist.

SethG
SethG on January 31, 2019 at 12:26 pm

For a picture from 1985, before the ugly remodel, go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter ‘Vandeveer Opera House’ in the search bar. It’s derelict and has a cruddy awning instead of the marquee.

dougq
dougq on June 15, 2011 at 11:24 am

I am the poster of the You Tube Taylorville tour from 1988. Yes, the Capitol Theater was an important part of my youth as I grew up in Taylorville. I was disappointed at the destruction of the theater, but glad that most of the building facade(at least the main part) was kept, but the rest of the building was razed. Pictures of the building as it was are difficult to come by.

Antiquarius
Antiquarius on March 7, 2011 at 11:25 pm

I found this interesting YouTube video that someone posted, of a 1988 drive through of Taylorville, IL. You can see the theater at 7:45-55. The owner of the film indicates when he drives past it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSmkxi9XoUc