Capital City Cinema

3000 S. Dirkson Parkway,
Springfield, IL 62703

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 22, 2026 at 5:20 am

Opened with “Sounder”. It was closed on May 19, 1994 with “Tombstone”.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 17, 2026 at 4:15 pm

Grand opening ad:

Capitol City Cinema opening

Article from Mar 8, 1973 The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois)

rivest266
rivest266 on July 27, 2015 at 5:12 pm

March 7th, 1973 grand opening ad in photo section

Allen_Abel
Allen_Abel on January 3, 2012 at 3:51 am

The location shown on the map is incorrect. This theater was in the Capital City Shopping Center, on the other side of Dirksen Parkway.

Coate
Coate on March 17, 2010 at 11:28 am

I believe the correct spelling of this theater is Capital City, not Capitol City.

If someone tries to search for it with its correct spelling, they will be misled into thinking no page for it exists. On the other hand, if one does a “Springfield” search, they’ll find it but may never realize it is misspelled.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 10, 2007 at 5:00 pm

The address is actually Dirksen Parkway, named in honor of the late Senator from Illinois. There is a hotel at that address now, but the former theater building may be on another part of the property:
http://tinyurl.com/2rkbxt