Olympian Theatre
117 E. Main Street,
Arcola,
IL
61910
117 E. Main Street,
Arcola,
IL
61910
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An item datelined Arcola in the October 31, 1908 Moving Picture World said that “Mr. Tait is preparing to open a moving picture show in the Lyons room on Main Street.” I don’t know if that was this house or not. The Lyons family has been prominent in Arcola for a long time and have had their name on a lot of things. It might be that one of them owned the clothing store that occupied this space in 1907.
The August 13, 1921 MPW suggest that the house was still in operation then with this item: “ARCOLA, ILL.— Samuel Sholom has purchased Olympic Theatre and leased it to A. C. Metcalf.”