Amuse U Theatre

115 N. 6th Street,
Springfield, IL 62701

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BillJunior
BillJunior on August 9, 2021 at 11:28 pm

The Amuse-U did run talking pictures and this I found by looking at an old Springfield paper online. Apparently what might have caused its demise is that a fire broke out there in June 1930 and the theater suffered smoke damage. The damage cost an estimated $250 so about $14,000 in modern value. Perhaps the owner had no insurance and just closed the doors?

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 15, 2019 at 10:27 pm

The Amuse-U was one of eight movie theaters listed at Springfield in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 27, 2015 at 3:41 pm

February 23rd, 1913 ad in photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 27, 2015 at 3:30 pm

This opened on February 22, 1913.

cardsfans15
cardsfans15 on September 6, 2012 at 6:45 pm

do you have any pictures of the inside? i’d like to see what kind of lighting they used.

Bruce C.
Bruce C. on March 23, 2012 at 12:58 pm

I just posted a photo that I took in May 2010. At that time, the building housed Abe’s Old Hat Antiques and Gifts.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on March 26, 2008 at 3:20 am

dan post a pic if you have one…….