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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Indiana » Fort Wayne » Palace Theater
Also known as New Palace Theater, Civic Theater

Palace Theater

Fort Wayne, IN
126 E. Washington Boulevard
, Fort Wayne, IN 46801 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1157
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Cornelius W. Rapp, George Leslie Rapp
Firm: Rapp & Rapp
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Opened in 1915, the Palace was renamed the Civic in 1965. The building was later demolished.
Contributed by Ken McIntyre

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Here are two photos of the Palace/Civic:
http://tinyurl.com/2hb3zh
http://tinyurl.com/2bucuf
posted by ken mc on Mar 27, 2007 at 2:34pm
I think this was designed by Rapp & Rapp. The facade is remarkably similar to the facade of the Orpheum Theatre in Champaign, Illinois which was built in 1914. The Chicago Historical Society references a Rapp & Rapp design in 1914 for a theatre in Fort Wayne for Stouder and Barnett.
posted by Paul W on Apr 15, 2007 at 5:03pm
I have just read newspaper articles from the Fort Wayne News from 1914 and 1915 and can verify that this was indeed a Rapp & Rapp design. Hopefully Ken can modify the architect listing at the top of this page so that this important early Rapp & Rapp design gets recognized. The theatre opened on January 25, 1915 as the New Palace Theatre. I hope to type up and post the newspaper listings here.
posted by Paul W on Apr 30, 2007 at 1:16pm
A Moller theater organ opus 3389 size 3/18 was installed in the Palace Theater in 1922.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 6, 2007 at 7:46pm
According to the Fort Wayne City Directories (Polk), the building was listed as Civic Theatre as early as 1958.
posted by webchicken on Sep 12, 2007 at 1:39pm
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