Fox Theater
1116-1128 Main Street,
Stevens Point,
WI
54481
1116-1128 Main Street,
Stevens Point,
WI
54481
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The original name of this historic theater is the Grand Opera House. Built by G. F. Andrae between 1893-1894, the vaudeville/stage show theater closed in 1915.
In 1920, it was reopened as the Majestic Theater and remained that way until 1928 when the Wisconsin Amusment Co. (now Fox Corp.) took over the operation of the theater and changed its name to the Fox Theater.
Remaining popular for the next six decades, the theater was last operated by Rogers Cinemas. It was kept mostly the same way, but in 1982, a previously added section of the theater was removed. Shortly afterwards, in 1985, the movie house was closed and has never reopened.
A number of groups have tried to find a use for the old Fox, but so far they have been unsuccessful.
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Ed Wilke
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Here is a new article for those who haven’t seen it already except they got the closing year wrong and do not acknowledge that Jeanette Sanders is deceased
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I hope it all works with this project.
I no longer in the area I now live in Beloit Wis.
Here are two 1982 photos:
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Awesome :)
Apparently the owners have given permission for the marquee to be used for asvertising,when I was last downtown the marquee was advertsing a dog park opening in Stevens Point
The mall in Stevens Point has very few stores left in it; I think I can say that it’s dying. The area where the stage was is almost totally empty, just the mall offices left in that area. Only one major store left there and some stores and a children’s museum. To think that what killed the Fox (or put it in a deep sleep) has finally killed it’s self… The marquee lights are on for Christmas.
The topic of the downtown mall area is really hot right now; plans are to raze parts of it. The part where the stage was may be removed; fun how almost 30 years ago the city took of the stage and now the city wants to do the same with most of the mall. Almost 5.8 million dollars will be going the project if it passes in the February vote.
Lots of recent activity in the local newspaper:
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www.onelist.com/group/WisconsinTheatres
The unofficial vote count is Yes 2,597 No 1,925… Looks like the Fox may get its stage back some time soon. It’s hard watching a dream come true when I now live so far away from the Fox.
Is anything happening with this theatre? Those articles are years old, and the construction blog hasn’t been updated since 2009. Does anyone know anything about it’s current standing?