Orpheum Theatre
5819 6th Avenue,
Kenosha,
WI
53140
5819 6th Avenue,
Kenosha,
WI
53140
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What a shame, it seems this is only being used for store fronts now. Any pics of any sort of what the inside used to look like or currently looks like? Looks like it was built by the same people that were behind building the Gateway/Lake/Rhode Opera House.
Current marquee was installed in the early 1990’s by Poblocki sign Co. of Milwaukee. At the time, the theatre was carved into a 4 plex showing dollar movies. This is the third marquee for the theatre. Previous marquee dated from the 1950’s when the theatre was part of the Fox West Coast chain. (Later to become a United Artist theatre before closing in 1975 and remaining vacant until 1990.) Original marquee was a square canopy with a large “blade” sign that rose 3 stories into the air (theatre was originally built by Saxe Ammusements of Milwaukee to feature Orpheum Circuit Vaudeville and motion pictures in 1923).
That’s a new marquee at least. I saw this building in the late 80’s & at that time it had a marquee that was far less ornamental.