Palace Theater
126 E. Washington Boulevard,
Fort Wayne,
IN
46801
126 E. Washington Boulevard,
Fort Wayne,
IN
46801
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Opened in 1915, the Palace was renamed the Civic in 1965. The building was later demolished.
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Ken McIntyre
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Here are two photos of the Palace/Civic:
http://tinyurl.com/2hb3zh
http://tinyurl.com/2bucuf
I think this was designed by Rapp & Rapp. The facade is remarkably similar to the facade of the Orpheum Theatre in Champaign, Illinois which was built in 1914. The Chicago Historical Society references a Rapp & Rapp design in 1914 for a theatre in Fort Wayne for Stouder and Barnett.
I have just read newspaper articles from the Fort Wayne News from 1914 and 1915 and can verify that this was indeed a Rapp & Rapp design. Hopefully Ken can modify the architect listing at the top of this page so that this important early Rapp & Rapp design gets recognized. The theatre opened on January 25, 1915 as the New Palace Theatre. I hope to type up and post the newspaper listings here.
A Moller theater organ opus 3389 size 3/18 was installed in the Palace Theater in 1922.
According to the Fort Wayne City Directories (Polk), the building was listed as Civic Theatre as early as 1958.