Wabash Theatre

165 E. North Street,
Grayville, IL 62844

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on July 18, 2018 at 10:03 pm

Its grand opening was July 28, 1949 with Mayor Ed Williams on hand to help launch the $100,000 venue.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 18, 2016 at 1:00 pm

Here is a reminiscence about the Wabash Theatre written by former projectionist W.F. Werzner. The theater is presumably still intact and usable, as it was the venue for a variety and talent show, part of the annual Grayville Days event, as recently as September 3 last year, and for a town-wide church service the following Sunday.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on May 18, 2016 at 11:55 am

Status should be closed. No activity on their Facebook page or elsewhere on the web. The Go Fund Me page has not received any donations since 2015.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 17, 2006 at 5:23 pm

Here is an article about the Premier fire. It can be added if anyone has the time:
http://www.ourgrayville.com/Premier.htm

JamesGrebe
JamesGrebe on June 10, 2005 at 3:39 am

The Wabash has a neat old style ticket booth inside the lobby as well as the old time popcorn machine. It seat 480 people.
James Grebe