Comments from Bruce C.

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Bruce C. commented about Grand Theater on Sep 6, 2012 at 12:45 pm

The theater was run by Robert Kramer when it was destroyed by fire on Sunday, January 20, 1924.

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Bruce C. commented about Colonial Village Cinema on Aug 12, 2012 at 4:37 pm

This theater closed on November 6, 2008. I just uploaded a recent photo of the closed theater.

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Bruce C. commented about Mars Theatre on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:48 am

This building currently houses The Eyeglass Shoppe which is at 502 Main Street, Marseilles.

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Bruce C. commented about Highland Park Theatre on Jun 17, 2012 at 10:15 am

Thanks Broan! That’s really good news. I was wondering what was happening to the building.

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Bruce C. commented about Rem Theatre on Jun 4, 2012 at 6:39 am

On the FindAGrave website, I found information about Charles E. Lane who owned and operated the Rem Theater. The article says the theater was at the corner of Ohio and South Streets in Remington. Here is the information on Mr Lane. I recently visited Remington and found the theater has been torn down. It looks like the small building (seen to the right of the theater in both links above), which is now the home to the Pizza King (105 S. Ohio St.), has expanded to occupy the theater’s land.

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Bruce C. commented about Saint Charles Theaters on Apr 24, 2012 at 5:58 am

The mall and theater have been demolished. There is just an empty lot now. The Jewel/Osco next door to the mall is still there.

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Bruce C. commented about Morton Park Theater on Mar 24, 2012 at 9:22 am

This building must have been demolished. The Cicero Recovery Club is at 5215 W. 25th Street. The GreenChoice Bank (which looks like a new building) is at 5225 W. 25th Street. Between these two buildings is a parking lot.

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Bruce C. commented about Royal Theatre on Mar 23, 2012 at 6:10 am

I just posted a photo that I took in May 2010. At that time, the building housed The Blue Door (homemade goods by local artists).

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Bruce C. commented about Amuse U Theatre on Mar 23, 2012 at 5:58 am

I just posted a photo that I took in May 2010. At that time, the building housed Abe’s Old Hat Antiques and Gifts.

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Bruce C. commented about Mars Theatre in Marseilles, Illinois mural on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:57 am

This mural was painted on a wall near the old Mars Theatre.

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Bruce C. commented about Grand Opera House on Mar 8, 2012 at 8:43 am

The address listed above must be incorrect. 13115 is the Cyprus Long Bar and is across the street. The Opera House should be an even number.

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Bruce C. commented about Forest Mall Cinemas, Fond du Lac, WI on Jan 8, 2012 at 8:36 am

This cinema was still open on the day that I took the photo (8/7/11).

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Bruce C. commented about Bell Theatre on Jan 7, 2012 at 6:48 pm

This building is currently an electronics store (the entrance is on the left side of the building).

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Bruce C. commented about Tomah Theatre on Aug 23, 2011 at 11:17 am

The Tee Pee Supper Club website which includes a small photo:

http://www.teepeesupperclub.com/

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Bruce C. commented about Tomah Theatre on Aug 23, 2011 at 11:15 am

This building is still Ed Thompson’s Tee Pee Supper Club at 812 Superior Avenue, Tomah, WI.

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Bruce C. commented about Oshkosh Theatre on Aug 10, 2011 at 12:18 pm

In the book “Historic Movie Theatres of Wisconsin” (by Konrad Schiecke) the address for the Oshkosh Theatre is listed as 427 N. Main Street (on this page it is listed as 157 N. Main St.). This would put the theatre a few buildings away from the Time Theatre. This address is currently a True Value Hardware Store. I’ve uploaded a recent photo of this store.

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Bruce C. commented about Drake Theater on Jul 17, 2011 at 11:53 am

The old Drake Theater building is now vacant.

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Bruce C. commented about Pec Theatre on Jul 16, 2011 at 8:03 pm

This is building is now Bay Valley Foods.

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Bruce C. commented about Montrose Theater on Jul 11, 2011 at 2:13 pm

It is currently OneSolution Tech Services.

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Bruce C. commented about Rialto Theater on Jun 1, 2011 at 4:35 pm

The Rialto’s address cannot be 605 S. Broadway. A Family Eye Care Center is next door to the left of the theatre at 644 S. Broadway; a CPA is two store fronts down at 650 S. Broadway; and the Coal City Cleaners is to the right of the theater at 634 S. Broadway. The theatre should be approximately 640 S. Broadway St.

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Bruce C. commented about Globe Theatre on Jun 1, 2011 at 4:04 pm

The Globe Theatre is on E. Market Street. To the left (west) of the theatre is Dimaggios Pizza which is at 108 E. Market St. and to the right (east) is the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall.

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Bruce C. commented about Ritz Theatre on Jun 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm

The Ritz Theatre is next door to the Finish Line Sports Bar (134 S. Veto Street) and is on the corner of Veto and East Owsley Street. It currently looks vacant.

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Bruce C. commented about New Fox Theatre on Apr 12, 2011 at 10:22 am

In Aurora, Main Street became Galena Blvd. in the 1950s (or so). The New Fox is on the north side of Galena/Main and on the east side of the Fox River (between the river and Broadway). The Paramount is on the south side of Galena/Main and is on the west bank of the Fox River (the Fox River splits at the Aurora Casino and most of downtown Aurora is on an island… the New Fox and Paramount are on either side of the east branch of the river). I have recent photos of the New Fox that I will post soon.

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Bruce C. commented about Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on Dec 22, 2010 at 5:42 pm

This theatre reopened in September with Sutton Foster in concert. It currently has the Canadian show TRACES. Broadway in Chicago has other shows scheduled to play here in 2011 including a revised version of WORKING.

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Bruce C. commented about Chief Theatre on Aug 28, 2010 at 7:35 am

The book “Historic Movie Theatres of Wisconsin: Nineteenth Century Opera Houses through 1950s Playhouses, Town by Town” by Konrad Schiecke doesn’t list a Chief Theatre in Mukwonago. He lists the Vista (at 222 North Rochester Street) and the Hotel Theatre (at 221 North Rochester Street). This is confusing since he says the Hotel Theatre burned down in 1927 and the Vista was built on its site but then gives an address for the Vista which is across the street.