Illinois Theatre
126 S. Locust Street,
Centralia,
IL
62801
126 S. Locust Street,
Centralia,
IL
62801
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The Illinois Theatre, located on Locust Street, was closed in 2001 by its last operator, Kerasotes Theatres, after Kerasotes opened the Plaza 5 Theatres in Centralia.
In the fall of 2004, Kerasotes donated the Illinois Theatre to the city of Centralia for future use as a live venue.
Further information on this theater would be appreciated.
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A Moller theater organ opus 3183 size 2/11 was installed in the Illinois Theater in 1921.
Was this theatre ever a twin? I found some movie listings from 1985 and it shows it as having two movies every night. On July 2, 1985 it was showing The Goonies and Return To Oz. It was listed as being “on the mall” and operated by BAC Theatres. Or am I thinking about a different “Illinois” in Centralia?
This is the Illinois Theater in 1995.
Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dx342d
Picture from February 1985:
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Here are two more photos from 1985:
Photo1
Photo2
The Illinois was operated by BAC Theaters from the late 70’s to the early 90’s, and by Kerasotes from there to 2001.
The site lists this as being a single screen, but actually the Illinois was a twin.
This is a 2009 photo.
Great news that the city preserved this theatre. The inside is impressive and was well-maintained. A diamond in the rough no doubt.