Strand Theatre

3723 Grand Boulevard,
Brookfield, IL 60513

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HighNoonFan
HighNoonFan on March 22, 2019 at 2:18 pm

My parents bought a house in Brookfield in 1946, when I was one year old. The only movie I saw here was High Noon (hence my handle at this site). The website IMDB.com says High Noon was released on 30 July 1952, so presumably I saw it that summer. If it closed that year it must have been September or later, when kids would have been back in school.

I never heard it called the “Strand”, only “Brookfield Theater”, which are the words visible in the above photo and in the current image at Google street views.

GaryRickert
GaryRickert on September 7, 2007 at 6:24 pm

When I was growing up, and first became aware of the building (1954, I think) the canopy and marquee was still in place. I was just starting grade school at the time so my memory is a little hazy. As I recall, the marquee was a double sided thing, maybe 10" thick centered above the canopy with regular theatre letters. The only thing I recall ever seeing on it is CHICAGO AIR FILTER COMPANY or something very similar to that. I don’t know when the marquee was and canopy were removed, but I think it was prior to 1962. The building as remodeled has an EXTREMELY cheap and ugly front and a sign simply says “LAW OFFICES”. It has a new, pitched roof and appears to be well maintained, at least on the outside. There is a very good pizza place directly across the street which used to be a “Savings and Loan” when I was growing up. While always a very nice area, this business district is experiencing a minor resurgence with more restaurants and other businesses, so who knows.