Princess Theatre
229 SW Adams Street,
Peoria,
IL
61602
229 SW Adams Street,
Peoria,
IL
61602
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The Princess, which opened around 1920, was located on Adams Street at Fulton Street, near the Columbia Theatre. It was part of the Balaban & Katz circuit, based in Chicago, during the 20s. It was later acquired by the Kerasotes chain, which ran it until it closed in 1954.
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Bryan Krefft
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The Princess in my time (l942 until it closed in 1954) was always a 2nd-run downtown theater. I find it hard to believe that it only seated 550, as it seemed larger. It had a large balcony, which you could feel shake when anyone of any size walked up or down the steps!
A Moller theater organ opus 4275 size 2/5 was installed in the Princess Theater in 1925 at a cost of $3600.00.
Here’s a great shot of the Princess:
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I’m curious as to why the marquee in the photo on this page of the Princess reads “FIRST LOOP SHOWING”. Was the downtown Peoria area known as the Loop? Or are they referring the Chicago’s Loop (though that wouldn’t make much sense to me).