Probably should be demolished. Google can’t find an 1806 Franklin. Well, it says it can, but it drops the marker in the 2800 block. Streets weren’t renumbered, the St. Louis Plating building in the current streetview has a very faded ‘2920’ painted next to the door. Maybe MLK used to be Franklin? In that case, the 1800 block features a huge old school and some big ugly industrial thing.
Unless there was another theater, which I doubt, this is not demolished. Looks like it is storage for an antique store. It’s a little red brick thing with gray limestone trim and a glass block ticket booth. I doubt the seating is correct. 811 is significantly more than the population of the town in 1940-50. It is on the east side of S Broadway, 2nd building north of Nichols. No streetview, and the google map is a complete mess with all the markers in the middle of the road, so I’m not sure on a number.
Map marker is way off, and this is not demolished. It has a very ugly new façade, and is the building just to the south of the old First State Bank building (South of the railroad). Address is an even number in the 200s on Main (maybe 230?). Looked closed in pictures from the early ‘70s.
The State was never the Palace, at least according to the county historical society. The State building was constructed in 1907, and was retail until 1942, when it opened as the State, which closed in 1952. Nothing seems to have lasted very long here.
More information: http://www.lawrencelore.org/#!state-theater/c1h0
I think the Palace may have been the theater on the east side of 12th, south of Jefferson. The building is still there.
Google has new streetview, so you can now get a better view of the State. Not sure how to reposition it if it doesn’t give you the option.
Was that building built as a rec center? It’s got some neat deco touches, although the opera house was far superior. Surprised something that big was so far out of downtown, although I assume the enormous expanse of parking lots probably used to be something more interesting.
Elwood looked pretty ratty. They’ve lost a lot of population, and about half of downtown is gone. In the old picture above, everything is gone except the building just past the highway sign, which has been mutilated with a horrible fake stucco front.
Needs to be listed as demolished.
It’s an absolutely hideous remodel, but that is the old building. Note the roofline under that ugly cladding.
Unless streetview is wrong, this should be demolished.
Looks like the upper story is there, but the auditorium and lobby were torn out for parking.
Should be listed as demolished.
Probably should be demolished. Google can’t find an 1806 Franklin. Well, it says it can, but it drops the marker in the 2800 block. Streets weren’t renumbered, the St. Louis Plating building in the current streetview has a very faded ‘2920’ painted next to the door. Maybe MLK used to be Franklin? In that case, the 1800 block features a huge old school and some big ugly industrial thing.
Should be listed as demolished. Even in 2007, streetview shows a park there.
It’s listed as demolished, but that auto shop sure looks like the same building.
Should NOT be listed as demolished.
April 2015 streetview shows the building has suffered a fire. I’ll try to verify its existence soon.
Should be listed as demolished.
Should be listed as Closed.
Really low quality listing.
Unless there was another theater, which I doubt, this is not demolished. Looks like it is storage for an antique store. It’s a little red brick thing with gray limestone trim and a glass block ticket booth. I doubt the seating is correct. 811 is significantly more than the population of the town in 1940-50. It is on the east side of S Broadway, 2nd building north of Nichols. No streetview, and the google map is a complete mess with all the markers in the middle of the road, so I’m not sure on a number.
Theater is closed. Foreclosure sale took place in January ‘16.
Map marker is way off, and this is not demolished. It has a very ugly new façade, and is the building just to the south of the old First State Bank building (South of the railroad). Address is an even number in the 200s on Main (maybe 230?). Looked closed in pictures from the early ‘70s.
I’m almost certain this should be listed as demolished. W. Chestnut is home to a bunch of ugly metal sheds.
The marker is way off. I’m sure this was ‘downtown’.
The State was never the Palace, at least according to the county historical society. The State building was constructed in 1907, and was retail until 1942, when it opened as the State, which closed in 1952. Nothing seems to have lasted very long here.
More information: http://www.lawrencelore.org/#!state-theater/c1h0
I think the Palace may have been the theater on the east side of 12th, south of Jefferson. The building is still there.
Google has new streetview, so you can now get a better view of the State. Not sure how to reposition it if it doesn’t give you the option.
Was that building built as a rec center? It’s got some neat deco touches, although the opera house was far superior. Surprised something that big was so far out of downtown, although I assume the enormous expanse of parking lots probably used to be something more interesting.
A quick peek at street view confirms that there is nothing like this on Fifth Ave. Demolition confirmed.
Elwood looked pretty ratty. They’ve lost a lot of population, and about half of downtown is gone. In the old picture above, everything is gone except the building just past the highway sign, which has been mutilated with a horrible fake stucco front.
Looks like this one is gone, too.
Demolished long ago, now a parking lot.
Theater is demolished. The whole north end of the block is covered by an ugly modern retail building.
This theater is closed as of 1/1/14. Digital was too expensive, although they sound like they might try to raise the money and reopen.