Map marker is way too far north. Must have been in town. The 100 block is a good bet. Almost certainly demolished, but some buildings on that block might have held a theater.
Map marker is too far south, must have been somewhere in the center of town, not down by the grain elevator. Nearly the entire downtown had been demolished by 2012, so I’m sure this is gone.
Opened 1942 by the Lincolnton Amusement Co. Named after a respected local doctor, Lemuel Lester Self, whose widow was involved in the operation of the theater. Closed sometime mid ‘60s, then became the home of a local theater company in 1969. Retail by 1975. (Info from NRHP listing)
Street view shows the wrong half of the bank. Looks like they tore the entire front off, and maybe kept three walls and the auditorium roof. Might as well be demolished. Looks nothing like a theater, and very little of the building remains, much less the interior.
I don’t see how the photo from 1916 can possibly be the same building. The entry looks much taller. Even in the 1957 photos the building plainly has a very old cast iron front which must have been original to the building. Wherever the 1916 photo was taken, it was a much fancier building.
Street number is confusing. Corner lot (900 presumably) is a converted gas station which might be from about 1930. Then there is an empty lot, one side of which was filled as recently as 2012 by a low single-story wood frame store. The left half of the remaining building is 924. If it really was 904, it likely would have been right next door to the gas station, and should be listed as demolished.
The article says the theater opened in 1917, and closed in 1969, although there is a photo of it with the marquee advertising ‘Wuthering Heights’ (1970), and a bunch of new cars (presumably from the dealer) parked on the sidewalk. Go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter ‘Woodbine Carthage’ in the search bar to see the photo.
Theater was on the odd side of the 300 block of Oak. For streetview purposes, was right across from the little prefab shed (senior center). Photo here: http://www.dallascity-il.com/photos/viewalbum.php?album=8&photo=18
For an early ‘70s view of the building, go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter 'alton 1662 washington’ in the search bar. Can we confirm whether demolition was in ‘77 or '97?
The address looks wrong. 125-ish is the park behind the library, and a few of the trees look quite old. That also puts it all the way at the very edge of downtown, which is an odd location. Plenty of demolition in downtown, with the north side of the 200 block having suffered the most severely. Probably one of the missing teeth there.
I spent the night in Wells about 8 years ago, and drove out to the Kee on snowy roads. They were showing something I’d already seen, but I donated the price of a ticket, and the kindly old man who was running the place let me wander around and take a bunch of pictures. When I get them up on Flickr, I’ll share a link.
This is not a remodel, and was not done in 2014. Street view from 2008 shows it under construction. Maybe they tore down the old theater to build it? About half of the old downtown has been demolished, including almost the entire north side of Main, so I’m not sure where 4 theaters would have fit in such a tiny town (didn’t reach 1,000 people until the 1950 census).
For what it’s worth, I think the demolition happened in August 2016.
Opened as a movie theater in 1939, which must be when the remodel to art deco happened.
Map marker is way too far north. Must have been in town. The 100 block is a good bet. Almost certainly demolished, but some buildings on that block might have held a theater.
Map marker is too far south, must have been somewhere in the center of town, not down by the grain elevator. Nearly the entire downtown had been demolished by 2012, so I’m sure this is gone.
Opened 1942 by the Lincolnton Amusement Co. Named after a respected local doctor, Lemuel Lester Self, whose widow was involved in the operation of the theater. Closed sometime mid ‘60s, then became the home of a local theater company in 1969. Retail by 1975. (Info from NRHP listing)
This is NOT the Liberty, it’s the courthouse.
Thanks, Ken!
Not the Quincy, but a much larger and fancier theater.
Street view shows the wrong half of the bank. Looks like they tore the entire front off, and maybe kept three walls and the auditorium roof. Might as well be demolished. Looks nothing like a theater, and very little of the building remains, much less the interior.
This has been demolished, along with the large building to the right.
Of all the old theaters in Quincy, it’s a shame that one of the survivors is this cloddishly-proportioned hulk.
Hannibal is maybe 15 miles away, and quite bit smaller. Not exactly a big booking.
I don’t see how the photo from 1916 can possibly be the same building. The entry looks much taller. Even in the 1957 photos the building plainly has a very old cast iron front which must have been original to the building. Wherever the 1916 photo was taken, it was a much fancier building.
Street number is confusing. Corner lot (900 presumably) is a converted gas station which might be from about 1930. Then there is an empty lot, one side of which was filled as recently as 2012 by a low single-story wood frame store. The left half of the remaining building is 924. If it really was 904, it likely would have been right next door to the gas station, and should be listed as demolished.
The article says the theater opened in 1917, and closed in 1969, although there is a photo of it with the marquee advertising ‘Wuthering Heights’ (1970), and a bunch of new cars (presumably from the dealer) parked on the sidewalk. Go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter ‘Woodbine Carthage’ in the search bar to see the photo.
Survived to at least 1956, another photo has it showing ‘The Searchers’.
Theater was on the odd side of the 300 block of Oak. For streetview purposes, was right across from the little prefab shed (senior center). Photo here: http://www.dallascity-il.com/photos/viewalbum.php?album=8&photo=18
For an early ‘70s view of the building, go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter 'alton 1662 washington’ in the search bar. Can we confirm whether demolition was in ‘77 or '97?
This is just a duplicate of a photo uploaded in 2015.
I don’t know what it was actually named after, but Alton is in Madison County.
Needs to be listed as demolished. Probably the parking lot in the 100 block of W Main.
The address looks wrong. 125-ish is the park behind the library, and a few of the trees look quite old. That also puts it all the way at the very edge of downtown, which is an odd location. Plenty of demolition in downtown, with the north side of the 200 block having suffered the most severely. Probably one of the missing teeth there.
Looks abandoned as of the 9/14 streetview.
I spent the night in Wells about 8 years ago, and drove out to the Kee on snowy roads. They were showing something I’d already seen, but I donated the price of a ticket, and the kindly old man who was running the place let me wander around and take a bunch of pictures. When I get them up on Flickr, I’ll share a link.
This is not a remodel, and was not done in 2014. Street view from 2008 shows it under construction. Maybe they tore down the old theater to build it? About half of the old downtown has been demolished, including almost the entire north side of Main, so I’m not sure where 4 theaters would have fit in such a tiny town (didn’t reach 1,000 people until the 1950 census).