Bensenville Theatre
9-15 Center Street,
Bensenville,
IL
60106
9-15 Center Street,
Bensenville,
IL
60106
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This theater was opened as the Center Theatre in 1925 originally seating 400 (now reduced to 260). It has an elegant Neo-Classical/Palladian style facade with four sets of pillasters below a large pediment and a trio of arched doorways (today the theater is actually entered through an adjoining ice cream parlor).
The Bensenville Theatre was twinned a number of years ago, and today presents second-run Hollywood features at bargain prices.
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Bryan Krefft
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I do hope this theater doesn’t close. My husband I just bought a condo within walking distance and the theater is one of the main attractions in the area.
A large photo of the Bensenville Theatre I & II can be seen here.
It opened October 17, 1925 and cost $90,000 to build. It originally seated about 400, and had a Barton organ. It contained “unusual light fixtures” and was “uniquely plastered”.
Tickets are still only $3, if you don’t mind sitting through “Speed Racer”:
http://tinyurl.com/68mmam
Here are some photos.
Here is a January 1948 ad from the Daily Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/q625st
KenMc The price is $4 now and Seniors are 2$2 and that includes pop corn.
Is this theatre operated by the Village of Bensenville?
Here’s one of my pictures of the Bensenville Theatre from a couple years ago.
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A 2/3 Barton was installed in the theatre in 1925.