Alton Cine

2640 Claire Avenue,
Alton, IL 62002

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 12, 2023 at 9:33 pm

Actual closing date is April 9, 1998.

MitchWolf
MitchWolf on March 9, 2019 at 6:20 am

Its official demolished it happened on March 7th 2019

JAlex
JAlex on March 23, 2017 at 12:17 pm

It has been announced the theatre will be demolished by the City of Alton.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 29, 2016 at 6:00 am

April 9th, 1976 grand opening ad in photo section.

Ben Vogt
Ben Vogt on February 2, 2013 at 3:35 pm

Yes, Kyle. The doors opened to a concession island with box office located at the front of it. Both sides served as the concession counter and the back was the soda fountains.

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on January 1, 2013 at 2:24 pm

Following up my recent post on the Westport Cine, I believe the Alton was one of the few theaters that didn’t have a box office. You bought your tickets at the front of the concession stand as you went in the building. The Westport Cine had a similar setup. Can anyone confirm?

JAlex
JAlex on May 29, 2009 at 7:33 am

Can be observed from the right side and shortly before the Alton station stop.

CatherineDiMartino
CatherineDiMartino on May 28, 2009 at 5:51 pm

I’m heading south on Amtrak from Chicago next week. Which side of the train would it be visible from?

JAlex
JAlex on May 28, 2009 at 1:32 pm

Theatre still there, unused of course. Observed yesterday while passing by on Amtrak.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 19, 2008 at 2:48 pm

This June 2005 blog calls the theater a grubby little duplex.
http://tinyurl.com/5ggw49

JAlex
JAlex on April 23, 2008 at 7:55 pm

Architect was Edward Gordon.

Oldtheatremanager
Oldtheatremanager on August 31, 2007 at 12:13 pm

The theatre had already closed it’s doors and moved all the equipment and stock out when they found out that the film booker had already prebooked a movie there. Unable to get out of the contract they reopened the doors for that movie. Only bringing in the bare min. Little did they know that the movie that was prebooked would keep them open for another few months. That movie was Titanic.

sawblade5
sawblade5 on January 1, 2006 at 12:39 am

I didn’t realize that this building was a theatre until after it closed and I noticed that the small sign read Wehrenberg Alton Cine. The building just didn’t look like a Movie Theatre to me.

ChiTownMan
ChiTownMan on July 20, 2005 at 7:43 pm

Does anyone know how to get in contact with the owners to see if the Theatre is for sale?

chipmunk681
chipmunk681 on October 22, 2004 at 12:20 pm

This was the first theater i remember going too! I remember seeing “The Little Mermaid” there as a child.