DeKalb Theater

145 N. Third Street,
DeKalb, IL 60115

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TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 11, 2010 at 8:10 pm

Nice virtual tour.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 25, 2010 at 11:36 pm

Check out the virtual tour on the school site. Some good interior photos there.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 25, 2010 at 11:34 pm

Here is another photo. Function should be changed to school or beauty school.
http://tinyurl.com/ycow9qj

jwballer
jwballer on March 18, 2010 at 9:32 pm

1980 Photo
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Bruce
Bruce on November 16, 2009 at 6:33 pm

The marquee and vertical sign are still intact but the DeKalb Theatre is now being used by Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology. If you look closely at my picture listed above (posted by Chuck), the poster boxes have signs for Debutantes. Here is the link to the school:

http://www.debschool.com/careerinfo/

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on November 11, 2009 at 5:53 pm

Recent photo of the DeKalb Theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on May 16, 2009 at 2:40 am

1980 Night Photo

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 28, 2009 at 5:56 pm

1983 Photo

LFOP
LFOP on October 30, 2008 at 10:59 pm

And a 2008 black and white view: http://www.boxsetgallery.com/stein/index.html

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 28, 2008 at 6:23 pm

This is a 2008 photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 11, 2007 at 5:22 pm

Here is a recent photo of the DeKalb Theater.

teecee
teecee on July 28, 2005 at 4:42 pm

http://www.beerme.com/breweries/us/il/503.shtml

not sure if Mr. Rybinski owned the building or just the business.

Business operated from 1994 to 1998 at this theater.

ChiTownMan
ChiTownMan on July 21, 2005 at 1:56 am

Does anyone know how to get in contact with the owners to see if the Theatre is for sale?

darrelmw
darrelmw on October 30, 2004 at 5:04 am

I think this opened around 1939. It was owned by Kerasotes in the 70s and 80s. It was twinned in the early 1980s, and became a brew & view after Kerasotes closed it.
It was a long, narrow auditorium. I recall it having an unusual shaped cove lighting along each side wall, with a somewhat abstract/deco mural. When the curtain opened, it curved around the corners of the auditorium and partly slid into the wall…very interesting. In later years the curtain was alway open, and I think they painted over the murals. I recall seeing a movie in the late 70s and the balcony was open…the late deco furniture and carpet was still in the balcony lobby. A bit threadbare. When I went back after it was twinned (a wall was raised right about the front edge of the balcony, so the main auditorium was mostly intact), the furniture was gone.