I’ve been doing a little research on the Monroe Theatre (204 South St.) in Monroeville, Indiana. My Great Grandparents, George and Betty Fellers, were the 2nd owners till they sold it around 1957. I believe it operated as a theatre for several more years when the congregation of St. Mark Lutheran (across the
street) split and the Monroe became Peace Mission Lutheran Church. Afterwards, it was a NAPA store until the structure was deemed unsafe after a storm and eventually torn down in 2004.
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I’ve been doing a little research on the Monroe Theatre (204 South St.) in Monroeville, Indiana. My Great Grandparents, George and Betty Fellers, were the 2nd owners till they sold it around 1957. I believe it operated as a theatre for several more years when the congregation of St. Mark Lutheran (across the street) split and the Monroe became Peace Mission Lutheran Church. Afterwards, it was a NAPA store until the structure was deemed unsafe after a storm and eventually torn down in 2004.
Chuck, If you got the year 1955 from my website at movie-theatre.org, It means it it closed around 1955 since it was listed in 1955 and not 1961.
1951 aerial posted here.
Strange, but the billboard says Civic.
Theatre was renamed Vee in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
This was closed in January, but will reopen on July 2nd, 2012 with Brave.
This opened on May 12th, 2006. Grand opening ad posted here.
Grand opening ad that Joe talked about is uploaded.
This opened either late 1976-May 1978. Archives incomplete.
April 26th, 1918 grand opening ad uploaded here.
September 5th, 1936 ad uploaded here in the photo section.
2007 grand re-opening ad posted in the photo section for this cinema.
This opened on August 18th, 1925. I uploaded it’s grand opening ad in the photo section for this theatre.
February 16th, 1921 grand opening ad has been posted in the photo section for this theatre.
This reopened on January 7th, 1926. I uploaded the grand opening ad here.
This opened on Christmas day of 1931. Grand opening ad uploaded in the photo section.
I posted the grand opening ad for this theatre here.
This opened on December 29th, 1927. Grand opening in the photo section.
This opened on February 12th, 1927. The grand opening ad is in the photo section for this theatre.
February 12th, 1921 grand opening ad with close-ups has been uploaded here.
This opened on October 2nd, 1918. It’s grand opening ad is in the photo section for this theatre.
This opened on November 19th, 1937. Grand opening ad in photo section.
August 28th, 1927 grand opening is in the photo section.
This opened on August 21st, 1929. Small grand opening ad is in the photo section for this theatre.
January 24th, 1927 grand opening ad is in the photo section for this theatre.