Strand Theater

102 E. Main Street,
West Frankfort, IL 62896

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on October 19, 2012 at 10:23 pm

I believe that the post card in the header was of the original Strand Theatre that was destroyed by fire. There was a larger Strand built in its place that LostMemory links to the photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 17, 2009 at 6:24 pm

1982 Photo

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 30, 2006 at 2:26 pm

According to this suit, Fox Midwest Amusements owned the Strand and the Roxy in West Frankfort in the mid fifties:
http://tinyurl.com/y72tk9

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 19, 2006 at 5:50 am

Not sure if this link will work right since its an Ebay link and they change often. There is a 1945 postcard of Main St for sale showing the Strand theater. Also, I believe there were two theaters operating in West Frankfort, IL in the 1940’s. One is the Strand and the other was the State theater.

Here is the Ebay link.

btkrefft
btkrefft on January 18, 2006 at 1:53 pm

On this page from the West Frankfort Public Library’s website, there is a photo of a Strand Park. I wonder if this was built on the site of the Strand? Can anyone verify?