Lincoln Theatre
329 S. Fifth Street,
Springfield,
IL
62701
329 S. Fifth Street,
Springfield,
IL
62701
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If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!
Considering the history of this theater given above, I’m a bit puzzled by this item from the April 11, 1914, issue of The Moving Picture World:
does anyone have any pictures of the inside of this theater? i’m interested in the kind of lighting they used.
Pictured in 1938 as Fox Lincoln at top left of this page: Boxoffice
The December 22, 1928, issue of Motion Picture News said that Dominick Fresna had opened the remodeled Princess Theatre at Springfield, Illinois, as the Lincoln Theatre on Thanksgiving Day.
A Kilgen theater organ opus 4920 was installed in the Lincoln Theater in 1932. Note: New Console and pedal relay only.
On the far left of this photo you can see part of the Lincoln Theatre, move your mouse over the photo and you see a 2006 photo showing the Lincoln has been demolished.
http://springfieldrewind.com/321-27-s-5th-1960s/
Charles, yes the Lincoln at 1021 E. Washington existed for a very brief time between about 1913 and 1915. It predated this Lincoln by about 15 years. This theater on Fifth Street wasn’t called the Lincoln until around the 30s, and was the last of its three names (originally the Princess, then the Fox).
Bryan, I have a different address altogether for the Lincoln in Springfield, I have it listed as 1021 E. Washington, is this a different theatre than the one you have listed above?