Hub Theater

416 Lincoln Highway,
Rochelle, IL 61068

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Opened in 1931, this nearly 950-seat Art Deco-style theater operated into the 1950’s. It was originally part of the Alger Theaters chain.

During the 1980’s, the Hub Theater was split into three screens, by twinning the main auditorium and closing off the balcony. It continued to operate as a first-run movie house until early-2011.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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lostmemory on December 1, 2006 at 7:58 am

Here is a recent b/w photo of the Hub Theater.

btkrefft on September 7, 2007 at 7:59 pm

Besides the Hub in Rochelle, the 1951 Film Daily Yearbook lists 12 other theaters in Illinois being part of the Alger Theaters chain (based in LaSalle, IL):

LASALLE: LaSalle, Majestic, [LaSalle]Drive-In
PERU: Peru, Star
PRINCETON: Apollo, State
MENDOTA: State
SPRING VALLEY: Valley
URBANA: Princess
CHAMPAIGN: Park, Co-Ed

E.E. Alger is listed as President, H.R. Alger as Vice-President, R.N. Hurt as General Manager, and Jack Alger as Publicity Manager
The chain’s office address is shown as 225 Gooding St., LaSalle, Ill.

lostmemory on January 2, 2008 at 2:03 pm

This is a vintage postcard view of the Hub Theater.

lostmemory on May 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm

Here is a color photo of the Hub Theater.

lostmemory on October 12, 2008 at 9:43 pm

Another photo can be seen here.

lostmemory on May 16, 2009 at 8:43 pm

1982 Photo