Orpheum Theater
620 Hampshire Street,
Quincy,
IL
62301
620 Hampshire Street,
Quincy,
IL
62301
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The Orpheum Theater was built in 1914 as a venue for legitimate theater and vaudeville. The theater switched to movies sometime later. The Orpheum Theater was torn down in the 1960’s.
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The address for the Orpheum Theatre was 620 Hampshire, Quincy, Il.
I have seen pics of this theatre at the Quincy Public Library. It was absolutely beautiful. If anyone had any to post, they are definitely worth seeing.
The 1945 FDY shows the Orpheum seating 1500 and closed.
This was an early Rapp and Rapp design. The Rockford Morning Star for Sunday, February 31, 1915 states the following in an article heralding the opening of the Palace Theatre in Rockford, Illinois:
“…Messrs. George and C. L. Rapp have specialized in theater designing and among their latest masterpieces are the New Oprheum in Champaign, the Orpheum in Quincy, the Columbia in Davenport, Ia., the New Palace in Fort Wayne, Ind., the Hippodrome in Chicago, the Ringling Theatre in Baraboo, Wis., and the Palace in Rockford. They also have theaters under construction in Louisville, Ky. and Grand Rapids, Mich.”
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 910 style “B” special was installed in the Orpheum Theater on 9/24/1924. Status: sold.
Here is a 1929 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/326nf2
At some time in its life it was operated by Balaban & Katz.