Comments about Liberty Theater in Vandalia, IL

stormdog on January 13, 2013 at 10:04 pm

Here are some pictures I shot of the Liberty Theater this Summer on a drive through Illinois.

Liberty Theater pictures.

Chuck1231 on January 21, 2011 at 3:52 am

The Liberty was closed in 2008 due to major roof damage.

Chuck1231 on January 21, 2011 at 3:51 am

More photos of the Liberty Theatre.
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soybean on June 5, 2010 at 5:05 pm

After looking at the picture ( 2010 photo) of this theater that Chuck posted on April 20, 2010, shouldn’t the status for this theater be changed to closed ?

Chuck1231 on April 21, 2010 at 1:33 am

2010 photo of the Liberty Theatre.
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Chuck1231 on April 15, 2010 at 7:32 am

Couple more 2009 photos of the Liberty Theatre.
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Chuck1231 on April 3, 2010 at 4:46 pm

2007 photo of the Marquee.
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soybean on January 27, 2010 at 2:20 pm

What’s the status for the Liberty Theater? Did the people who bought the theater give up on doing the redo work on it? Will the Liberty Theater ever reopen & show movies again ?

Joe Vogel on July 18, 2009 at 10:55 pm

The “From the Boxoffice Files (Twenty Years Ago)” feature in the magazine’s issue of February 8, 1947, says that Harry Tanner had bought the Dixie Theatre in Vandalia from S.E. Pirtle.

The March 8, 1941, issue of Boxoffice Magazine reported on extensive fire damage to the Liberty Theatre building, with the total loss estimated at $80,000. The IOOF lodge on the third floor suffered $20,000 in equipment losses, and the building’s $20,000 air conditioning system was destroyed.

The theater was obviously repaired, but I’ve been unable to find a date for the reopening.

lostmemory on July 18, 2009 at 6:01 pm

This is a 2009 photo.

lostmemory on May 21, 2009 at 12:32 pm

1982 Photo

lostmemory on April 6, 2009 at 9:24 pm

It looks better now then it did in the 1980s.

kencmcintyre on April 6, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cgskdg

lostmemory on April 4, 2009 at 2:49 pm

This is a recent photo and the Liberty still appears to be closed.

lostmemory on February 23, 2009 at 8:52 pm

Here is a 2008 photo showing “Closed” on the marquee.

ROADSIDESHOPPERSASSOCIATION on July 23, 2008 at 11:45 am

THESE PROGRAMS ARE FROM 1925 AND 1926 LISTED ON EBAY
VINTAGE DIXIE THEATRE VANDALIA ILLINOIS PROGRAMS LOT
GLORIA SWANSON—REGINAL DENNY AND MANY OTHERS Item number: 180268935253

SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A MUSEUM FOR THE DIXIE THEATRE REACH ME AT

ROADSIDESHOPPERSASSOCIATION on July 23, 2008 at 11:33 am

look what i found very interesting for the dixie theatre

VINTAGE DIXIE THEATRE VANDALIA ILLINOIS PROGRAMS LOT
GLORIA SWANSON—REGINAL DENNY AND MANY OTHERS Item number: 180268935253

lostmemory on July 11, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Here is a photo from 1986.

mlovest87 on March 20, 2008 at 9:56 pm

this theater is closed and it will probably be closed for a while since it has new owners and they will be redoing it.

soybean on February 5, 2008 at 9:51 am

On the Libery Theater website this morning, it states the theater closed due to damage roof.

kencmcintyre on January 25, 2008 at 10:50 am

Here is the theater’s website:
http://www.libertyvandalia.com/

lostmemory on June 11, 2007 at 9:43 pm

Here is another recent photo showing more of the Liberty Theater building.

lostmemory on June 3, 2007 at 11:44 am

Here is a recent close-up photo of the Liberty Theater.

lostmemory on September 16, 2005 at 4:26 pm

Current seating is 550. A small photo and brief history of the Liberty Theater in Vandalia, Illinois can be seen here.

Liberty Theater

210 S. 4th Street, Vandalia, IL 62471

210 S. 4th Street,
Vandalia, IL 62471