Comments from SethG

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SethG commented about Richmond Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 3:22 pm

Looks like the upper story is there, but the auditorium and lobby were torn out for parking.

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SethG commented about Hudson Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 3:08 pm

Should be listed as demolished.

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SethG commented about Marquette Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 2:45 pm

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.

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SethG commented about Maffitt Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 2:33 pm

Should be listed as demolished. Even in 2007, streetview shows a park there.

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SethG commented about Fairy Theatre & Airdrome on Apr 15, 2016 at 2:13 pm

It’s listed as demolished, but that auto shop sure looks like the same building.

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SethG commented about Cinderella Theater on Apr 15, 2016 at 2:01 pm

Should NOT be listed as demolished.

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SethG commented about Bridge Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 1:54 pm

April 2015 streetview shows the building has suffered a fire. I’ll try to verify its existence soon.

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SethG commented about Astor Theater on Apr 15, 2016 at 1:31 pm

Should be listed as demolished.

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SethG commented about Bijou Theatre on Apr 9, 2016 at 5:08 pm

Should be listed as Closed.

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SethG commented about Dawson Theater on Apr 3, 2016 at 10:37 pm

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.

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SethG commented about Palace Theatre on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:22 pm

Theater is closed. Foreclosure sale took place in January ‘16.

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SethG commented about City Theater on Jan 27, 2016 at 11:29 am

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.

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SethG commented about Capitol Theater on Jan 16, 2016 at 2:24 pm

I’m almost certain this should be listed as demolished. W. Chestnut is home to a bunch of ugly metal sheds.

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SethG commented about Capitol Theater on Jan 13, 2016 at 4:47 pm

The marker is way off. I’m sure this was ‘downtown’.

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SethG commented about State Theatre on Jan 13, 2016 at 11:34 am

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.

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SethG commented about Ranney's Fifth Avenue Opera House on Sep 22, 2015 at 5:47 pm

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.

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SethG commented about Ranney's Fifth Avenue Opera House on Aug 30, 2015 at 7:05 pm

A quick peek at street view confirms that there is nothing like this on Fifth Ave. Demolition confirmed.

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SethG commented about Elwood Theatre on Aug 23, 2015 at 4:01 pm

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.

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SethG commented about Vogue Theatre on Aug 18, 2015 at 1:18 pm

Looks like this one is gone, too.

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SethG commented about Elwood Theatre on Aug 18, 2015 at 1:08 pm

Demolished long ago, now a parking lot.

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SethG commented about Rex Theater on Aug 17, 2015 at 9:11 am

Theater is demolished. The whole north end of the block is covered by an ugly modern retail building.

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SethG commented about Times Theater on Aug 17, 2015 at 9:08 am

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.

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SethG commented about Rialto Theatre on Aug 4, 2015 at 4:26 pm

No clue. Building next door to the east is 336. I assume the theater would then be a lower number.

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SethG commented about Rialto Theatre on Aug 3, 2015 at 10:11 pm

Google has no coverage of Bushnell, but the theater is on E Main, one building N/E of Barnes.

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SethG commented about Burg Theatre on Aug 3, 2015 at 2:45 pm

The Opera House was most likely the Copeland Opera House, which is at the corner of Water and Iowa.

The 1990 NRHP listing for downtown Shullsburg has a photo showing the Burg in the background. Looks like a one-story theater, no marquee remaining, possible vitrolite trim around the street level area with the structure being a simple brick box with a round window set in the center above where the marquee presumably was.