Roosevelt Theater

4216 Vanburen Avenue,
East St. Louis, IL 62202

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on September 19, 2020 at 6:56 pm

The Lincoln Theatre was an African American theater located in the Arcade Building. listed as for sale in 1936. The venue found a new operator who renamed it the Roosevelt Theatre in a July of 1937 relaunch. That proved to be short-lived.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on August 1, 2005 at 2:24 am

The 1941 F.D.Y. lists the Roosevelt(455 seats). In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as ‘Closed’ 455 seats.