As you can probably figure from the name of the library and the original owner of the building the Fenway was in, Dwight Parker was a prominent businessman in Fennimore. My grandfather worked for him for a time, driving him to appointments in Madison.
As for the Opera House that Joe Vogel mentions above, that was several blocks north and on the opposite side of the street. It was upstairs in a building that’s been a laundromat for many years, while the upstairs was remodeled into apartments.
Parts of the Eagle Creek Inn are scheduled to reopen shortly. However, the portion that was the Fenway Theater isn’t part of that reopening at this time.
When the Fenway was converted into Tino’s, a dance club, bar, etc., and beyond, it retained the steep aisle going down into the lower levels with the projection booth becoming the DJ booth. Very cool place to hang out back in the day. When The Slent Woman did a total renovation to the place, it still had the steep ramp and upper and lower dining areas and a very high ceiling. Unless you knew it had once been a movie theater, you probably wouldn’t figure it out.
As you can probably figure from the name of the library and the original owner of the building the Fenway was in, Dwight Parker was a prominent businessman in Fennimore. My grandfather worked for him for a time, driving him to appointments in Madison.
As for the Opera House that Joe Vogel mentions above, that was several blocks north and on the opposite side of the street. It was upstairs in a building that’s been a laundromat for many years, while the upstairs was remodeled into apartments.
Parts of the Eagle Creek Inn are scheduled to reopen shortly. However, the portion that was the Fenway Theater isn’t part of that reopening at this time.
When the Fenway was converted into Tino’s, a dance club, bar, etc., and beyond, it retained the steep aisle going down into the lower levels with the projection booth becoming the DJ booth. Very cool place to hang out back in the day. When The Slent Woman did a total renovation to the place, it still had the steep ramp and upper and lower dining areas and a very high ceiling. Unless you knew it had once been a movie theater, you probably wouldn’t figure it out.