Capitol Theatre

116-118 S. Main Street,
Taylorville, IL 62568

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dougq
dougq on June 15, 2011 at 9:24 am

I am the poster of the You Tube Taylorville tour from 1988. Yes, the Capitol Theater was an important part of my youth as I grew up in Taylorville. I was disappointed at the destruction of the theater, but glad that most of the building facade(at least the main part) was kept, but the rest of the building was razed. Pictures of the building as it was are difficult to come by.

Antiquarius
Antiquarius on March 7, 2011 at 9:25 pm

I found this interesting YouTube video that someone posted, of a 1988 drive through of Taylorville, IL. You can see the theater at 7:45-55. The owner of the film indicates when he drives past it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSmkxi9XoUc

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 30, 2008 at 7:13 pm

This was the Capitol in 1997.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 7, 2008 at 4:07 pm

A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 667 style 160X was installed in the Capitol Theater on 9/25/1925. Status: Parts – some or all of the organ has been dispersed.