Beverly Theater

2515 N. Knoxville Avenue,
Peoria, IL 61604

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on May 19, 2010 at 7:39 pm

Nice Theatre. i dated a Beverly.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on May 19, 2010 at 5:17 pm

Very nice vintage and more modern photos.

JudithK
JudithK on May 15, 2010 at 5:00 pm

The Beverly Theater I believe was close to my grandparents' home in Peoria, IL. During my time there (1953-1975 when my grandparents passed away) it showed “road show” films, notably two which I saw during those years, “Around the World in 80 Days” and “The Sound of Music.” The town where I lived did not show first-run motion pictures, so this was really appreciated. I wish I remembered the theater’s interior, but I do not other than the lack of a balcony.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 31, 2010 at 11:56 am

Here is a 1987 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y8jkrbh

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 10, 2010 at 5:46 pm

Here is another 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y8tdhd8

JeffCarlson
JeffCarlson on January 21, 2010 at 5:26 pm

Here are a couple different vintage shot:

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lostmemory
lostmemory on May 2, 2009 at 5:07 pm

Want to post them one at a time? I’m game.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 2, 2009 at 4:59 pm

Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/c9vnyb

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 11, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Here is a 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cknorr

Dave1
Dave1 on December 22, 2008 at 1:51 pm

I worked at the Bevery from 1989 – 1991. It had a searing capacity of 725. It did not have a balcony. The building also housed the chain’s District Office for a time. The projector was capable of showing standard 35mm films as well as 70mm films.

JeffCarlson
JeffCarlson on January 5, 2007 at 6:08 pm

After this theater closed, there was some small effort to turn it into a comedy museum highlighting such Peoria-area artists like Fibber Magee & Molly, Richard Pryor and Sam Kinison. It never got past the planning stage.