White Oaks Cinema
2501 Wabash Avenue,
Springfield,
IL
62704
2501 Wabash Avenue,
Springfield,
IL
62704
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Opened by General Cinema. GCC operated the theater until October 17, 1988 when it was taken over by Kerasotes.
Found two new photos of when this theater use to be opened
White Oaks Cinema was my first job, September ‘80 -January’81, great place to work, Richard Hobe was the manager. Great times.
June 17th, 1977 grand opening ad
According to this article, the theater is now home to a Springfield church branch campus and will be also housing a paintball arena: View link
This makes me sick. Bob Kolkhorst was the chief and installed the booth. I left Kankakee and moved there in 77 to help Bob, a good friend of mine. I was trained and became a projectionist in Springfield in 74. I was there when it open and I wish I could be there to see it close. How sad…
Aside from the bargain prices, this one probably will not be much missed. I attended a few showings there; it struck me as a most likely having been former twin that had been chopped up into five small cinemas, just non-descript shoeboxes with small screens. The lobby was little more than a bland foyer with a small concession area. It’s too bad, though, that bargain cinemas are a dying breed.