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[AirDancer]

It does have church appearence.old photos show it by itself.I know where that it is.I will get the mural by it too.

There's some digging I must do for the theater by the old bank
A coworker worked there until it closed and rattled off things I forgot. Ie it was a play theater as evident by a stage ,first and had a orchestra pit.I remember the wood covering over that.there are also the carbon rods for the projector and the projector it self.I will find the images of one and post

Plays, movies, orchestra pit .... that's like the Virginia Theater in Champaign. Quite amazing, to attend a performance where there's actually an orchestra in the pit, in a smaller city as opposed to New York City.

 

[jasonc]

Plays, movies, orchestra pit .... that's like the Virginia Theater in Champaign. Quite amazing, to attend a performance where there's actually an orchestra in the pit, in a smaller city as opposed to New York City.

This wasn't the first movie theatre.that was near the rr tracks

 

[AirDancer]

This wasn't the first movie theatre.that was near the rr tracks

Not a movie theater? Was it adapted later on to show movies?

 

[jasonc]

Not a movie theater? Was it adapted later on to show movies?

Yes.after the first theater was to small and often had problems.it was the size of a house.it stood for some time.I wish had its location on commerce avenue.

 

[jasonc]

The florida theater had a changing room with a prop room.

 

[AirDancer]

The florida theater had a changing room with a prop room.

The Virginia has a basement complete with dressing rooms, prop rooms, make up rooms ....... I was surprised by just how many rooms there were.

These structures need to be saved!

 

[jasonc]

The Virginia has a basement complete with dressing rooms, prop rooms, make up rooms ....... I was surprised by just how many rooms there were.

These structures need to be saved!

I think I cam find all of that. It's still there.what was described is still there.I know the apartments are there ,the florida theatre has them.and also a few stores up stairs and downstairs.the meter room shows about 7 meters .

 

[AirDancer]

I think I cam find all of that. It's still there.what was described is still there.I know the apartments are there ,the florida theatre has them.and also a few stores up stairs and downstairs.the meter room shows about 7 meters .

Cool! With 7 meters in use, the building isn't being ignored. Yea!

 

[jasonc]

Cool! With 7 meters in use, the building isn't being ignored. Yea!

It wouldn't enter it just to take a photo.the theatre always had stores and apartments. I ate in one.I will take some early morning photos of it Sunday. That and the pocahontas building whose meter room I posted

 

[AirDancer]

I look forward to viewing more pictures!

 

[jasonc]

I look forward to viewing more pictures!

I was beaten to the punch.but I will still photo this gal.courtesy of Bob Craig

 

[Angel]

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That tree has character. So neat.

 

[jasonc]

That tree has character. So neat.

To bad it's dead.it's an oak tree.this is one wierd place for a mini preserve. It was a lake my wife told me about .two homes with a lake with palms.this is that location. I will verify when the topo site works again

 

[jasonc]

I was beaten to the punch.but I will still photo this gal.courtesy of Bob Craig

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[jasonc]

A dawn view of her will be interesting.

 

[Angel]

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Do you ever go there to watch plays?

 

[AirDancer]

A dawn view of her will be interesting.

There really are so many interesting and intriguing features and textures about the theater's face

 

[jasonc]

Do you ever go there to watch plays?

It was doing plays long before I was born then became a movie theatre .I saw my first movie here

 

[Angel]

Neat! What was the movie?

 

[jasonc]

Neat! What was the movie?

Disney's the Black hole