Fox Theatre
1116-1128 Main Street,
Stevens Point,
WI
54481
1116-1128 Main Street,
Stevens Point,
WI
54481
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I’m kinda at a stand still on this idea. I’ve had some interest from local people and even the mayor of stevens point, but honestly I don’t even come close to having the money to do this or what to do next.
Bryon: Yes, you must!
wow…i hope this story isn’t true because I am a 28 year old Arts Management student at UW-Point and one day I would LOVE to purchase this theatre or at least raise community funds to restore this theatre. I think this would benefit to the community BIG time. There is a theatre in La Crosse called the Rivoli and they show movies there for only 3 dollars. You can order food and have drinks. I think I would show really old movies and then some new movies, have plays and even concerts at night showcasing local bands.
I honestly can’t figure out this story of this theatre. It’s gotta be a national landmark because of it’s history. I’m sad that nothing is going on with this theatre. I must do something about this sometime soon.
I grew up and stevens point and have one memory of the fox theater. When I was about 5 I went to see Follow that Bird. Shortly after it was closed. I remember that the it was red inside, had theater boxes, and the lobby was something out of a movie you would see from the 1940’s or something. It was a very memorable expereince.
I remember hearing in high school that the theater was owned by a family that did not like dealing with stevens point. That the last time they had to deal with them they sent there 13 year old grandson. Apparently they have lots of money and no amount will make them sell.
i would love to buy this theatre and turn it into a music venue for small bands and national touring jam bands. I think this would be a perfect setting for bands. I walked by this place for the first time the other night and it just looked beautiful outside. It’s a perfect location and it would draw a lot of the students downtown to see some great national bands. it holds 770 people, that’s pretty big. the barrymore theatre in madison holds like 1200 and they get national acts. put a bar in it and serve some drinks. it’s such a shame that it’s not up and running like this. it’s right downtown, so other bars and shops could get business from bands playing there.
I know, its been closed ever since I moved here as well. This all could be bs, but from what I’ve heard around town is the owner told the city if they built the mall she would close the place and let it rot, and they built the mall anyway. According to whoever told me this, it is an older woman and when she dies it will be on the market. I can’t really say I blame her, what were they thinking building the mall downtown and tearing down the back of the building. I don’t care how it gets done, I hope one day its reopened as a theatre. If anyone else has information please let me know.
Does anyone know who currently owns the Fox Theater and why they haven’t done anything with it? Also, are they any pictures of the inside, that building has been locked up the entire time that i’ve lived here and i have always wondered what the inside looks like.
The theater architect was Oscar Cobb.
The Opera House opened on Sept. 9, 1894.
In 1897 Houdini gave a show.
In 1925 a Barton theater organ was installed.
The Fox entered the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1982.
The historic name is the Grand Opera House, built by G. F. Andrae in 1893-1894. It closed in 1915 “due to unusual business conditions.”
Then in 1920 it opened as the Majestic Theater. Until in 1928 when the Wisconsin Amusement Co. (now Fox Corp.) tolk over the operation of the theater changing its name to the Fox Theater.
In 1982 during the construction of the Center Point Mall an additon to the theater was taken off. It held the stage and the dressing rooms.
Then in 1985 the theater closed.
There has been a few groups that tried to find a use for the Fox, but nothing was developed. So the Fox just set there.