Hawthorn Theaters
295 Center Drive,
Vernon Hills,
IL
60061
295 Center Drive,
Vernon Hills,
IL
60061
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This quad was located at the Hawthorn Center Mall in Vernon Hills and was opened by Plitt Theatres in the early 1980’s. It was later run by Cineplex Odeon, which closed it in the mid-1990’s, after which it was converted into a nighclub which operated for a couple of years. The former theater building was demolished in 2001 and replaced by a “big box”-style Babies-R-Us store.
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Wow! How times change. I went on countless dates to this theater starting in 1980 (The Blues Brothers) and into the mid 80’s and now, it’s gone.
Wait, I just remembered seeing Star Wars at this theater on Christmas night 1977 with my family.
This was one of at least four 1970s multi-screen theaters designed for Plitt Theatres by the Chicago architectural firm of Finck, Stowell & Frolichstein. The others were:
Cherryvale Mall Cinema, Rockford, Illinois.
Orland Square Cinemas, Orland Park, Illinois.
Fox Valley Theatres, Aurora, Illinois.
Here is a July 1982 ad from the Daily Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/r48p5r
The Hawthorn and Fox Valley opened simultaneously on December 18, 1977. They closed in July 1998.