Rodgers Theatre

119 W. Vienna Street,
Anna, IL 62906

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dmoutell
dmoutell on December 4, 2004 at 2:13 pm

My father has been trying to salvage parts of this theater because of its fate. He knows the current and last owner. The pressure to destroy this poor theater has been too much. The internal damage from years of a leaking roof is pretty bad – but my father (a lifelong building contracter) said the structure as a whole is no worse than other structures nearby. I have always loved this theater. Its beauty influenced me to love this style. I have an outside picture of this theater when it was at its finest. It was just as impressive on the inside. I remember every detail. I cannot bear to see it destroyed!!!

melders
melders on December 1, 2004 at 11:04 pm

The ruling came in today. It gives the city permission to demolish the theater. It is a real shame because the owner probably could have saved it, had he not spent so much time and money in court fighting the city.

melders
melders on October 14, 2004 at 11:26 pm

A judge has ruled that if the owner does not have a plan and the funds for rebuilding and reopening the theater in a month, he will allow the city to tear it down.

melders
melders on September 6, 2004 at 11:34 pm

A local citizen is trying to fix this building, but the city government won’t stop harrassing him. They took him to court to demolish it, and he won. Now they are going to go in and inspect the theater soon. If it does not meet there idea of progress, then they will take him to court again.

melders
melders on March 30, 2004 at 12:48 pm

This theater is in danger of being torn down. The building next door burned down last fall. The owner of a bar nearby has been harassing the city to demolish the building. The city is trying too, despite the fact that the current owner is moving ahead with renovation. Havn’t heard much about the theater in the last few months, so I don’t know what is currently going on.