Plains Theater

604 N. Illinois Street,
Plainfield, IL 60544

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Previously operated by: Anderson Theater Company

Styles: Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Esquire Theater

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Plains Theatre 1947

This small, short-lived theater opened around 1940 as the Esquire Theater on the corner of N. Illinois Street and Chicago Street. By the late-1940’s, it was renamed the Plains Theater. It closed in November 1950, but reopened in Spring of 1951. It finally closed in 1963 and later was razed to make way for a church.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on October 9, 2021 at 1:50 pm

Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 19, 1952: “The Plains, Plainfield, Ill., part of the Anderson circuit, has closed.”

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on August 3, 2026 at 1:05 pm

“Closed in November 1950 and re-opened a few months later in the spring of 1951 due to “demand after 4 theaters closed in Joliet.” Permanently closed in 1963.” Additional history credit Plainfield Historical Society.

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