Tazewell Theatre

127 Washington Square,
Washington, IL 61571

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Zephyrscribe
Zephyrscribe on June 5, 2026 at 9:42 pm

Holland’s Caramelcorn moved into the former home of the Tazewell Theatre in 2012 and remains open as of 2026. Exterior and interior photos can be found at the business’s website, hollandscaramelcorn.com.

Zephyrscribe
Zephyrscribe on June 5, 2026 at 9:24 pm

Added photo of Square taken within five years of Tazewell’s closing.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on August 4, 2025 at 7:10 pm

Friday August 25, 1939 Grand Opening print ad added credit Washington Historical Society. Opened with a two day run of “Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever”, with an Extra “Our Gang Comedy” and Cartoon-Colored Reel.

Zephyrscribe
Zephyrscribe on January 16, 2024 at 8:44 pm

Added: 1951 newspaper ad

Zephyrscribe
Zephyrscribe on January 5, 2024 at 12:36 pm

1948 photo added

Zephyrscribe
Zephyrscribe on July 8, 2022 at 4:06 am

Mid-Forties photo added

Bruce C.
Bruce C. on June 20, 2022 at 8:30 am

The Tazewell Theatre building is now Holland’s Caramelcorn.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on June 11, 2013 at 6:07 am

This theatre was mentioned last night (6/10/13) on the “American Pickers” TV show. A black and white photo of theatre was shown as well as a number of movie posters that had been displayed at it.

djude
djude on August 8, 2011 at 7:42 am

My Dad owned this theater in the late 60’s. He bought it when no one else wanted it. He hired a bunch of young kids to run it, and every kid in town spent a lot of Saturdays there watching cartoon marathons and Disney flicks…