Nauvoo Theatre
1255 Mulholland Street,
Nauvoo,
IL
62354
1255 Mulholland Street,
Nauvoo,
IL
62354
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The building that was formerly the Nauvoo Theatre is now home to a restaurant.
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Bryan Krefft
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The Temple of what?
Temple of Doom.
I meant Nauvoo Temple but now that you think about it, Temple of Doom may be acceptable.
Here is a 1982 photo.
Very interesting film. But, what I don’t understand is why is the theatre still intact and yet it’s listed as a restaurant. From the photo posted by Lost Memory it appears that the auditorium is to the left of the restaurant. Were there multiple auditoriums and the one now houses the restaurant? The posting says single screen. Bryan, could you clarify this please.
This theatre was never run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint. It was a main stream motion picture theatre. The LDS Temple had nothing to do with the theatre. You should keep your personal feelings about the Temple to yourself and not express them on Ct.
2009 photo of the Nauvoo Theatre.
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Valid point, but a long time in coming (December 2008). No real action on this listing. Would you have the answer to my September 2009 question that I posed to Bryan?
rvb, the restaurant is actually in the lobby of the former Nauvoo Theatre and the auditorium has remained intact directly behind what used to be the lobby. Why the restaurant owner maintained the auditorium I can’t answer. It was a single screen theatre with the auditorium directly to the rear of the theatre. The entrance to the restaurant used to be the entrance to the theatre. The windows now in the front of the restaurant were added after the theatre closed and the lobby became the restaurant. It has been a couple years since I have been to Nauvoo but from photos it looks like not much has changed.
Thanks. Interesting. Bizarre. But at least the auditorium remains intact.
J.A. & E.J. Kraus opened the Nauvoo Theatre in 1950 with seating listed at that time of 500.