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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Illinois » Quincy » Adams Cinema
Also known as Belasco Theatre

Adams Cinema

Quincy, IL
602 Hampshire Street
, Quincy, IL 62301 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Twin
Style: Neo-Classical
Function: Church
Seats: 600
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Adams Cinema
Recent exterior view of the Adams Cinema
Photo courtesy of Matt Fessler
The theater opened in 1915 as the Belasco Theatre, complete with box seating, and closed in the early-1940's, only to be reopened when the Dickinson chain bought it in 1949.

Kerasotes Theaters bought this theater in 1969, and renamed it the Adams Cinema. In 1976, the theater was split into two sections, each with 300 seats.

It closed in October 1999, and the property was donated to a local church in 2002.
Contributed by Jeffrey Minster, Matt Fessler, Sue Martin

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I have seen many movies in the Adams theater. It spent the last few years of it's life as a dollar theater, but was in good condition when it was closed (dispite a rather unfortunate choice of paint in the older section. The theater's older section contained all of the original furnishings when closed. I saw Star Wars in 1977 at the Adams. I miss the old place. The newer section was in the ugly modern style, but the older section featured box seats located on a second floor. The theater was/is very ornate.
posted by sabbath999 on Dec 19, 2003 at 7:53am
I show the address for the Adams Theatre at 602 Hampshire St., Quincy, Il.
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 6, 2004 at 9:24am
The 1945 FDY shows the Belasco open with seating for 470.
posted by Bryan Krefft on May 18, 2005 at 7:34pm
This information comes from The Moving Picture World July 24, 1915. It conflicts with the 1913 opening year given above.

"Construction of the Belasco, the newest motion picture house at Quincy, in the Rogers building at Sixth and Hampshire streets, has begun".

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 7, 2009 at 9:06am
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