Royal Theatre
214 S. Sixth Street,
Springfield,
IL
62701
214 S. Sixth Street,
Springfield,
IL
62701
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This early Springfield theater opened in 1909, and closed in 1920. It stood near the corner of Sixth and Monroe Streets.
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The building is actually still there…
http://springfieldrewind.com/214-s-6th-1934/
Was this the first Kerasotes theatre?
The August 3, 1957, issue of Boxoffice refers to “…Gus Kerasotes, pioneer exhibitor who opened one of the nation’s first movie theatres, the Royal at Springfield, in 1909.”
And the photo linked above does show that the building is indeed still standing.
I just posted a photo that I took in May 2010. At that time, the building housed The Blue Door (homemade goods by local artists).