Prairie Cinemas
2950 Prairie Avenue,
Beloit,
WI
53511
2950 Prairie Avenue,
Beloit,
WI
53511
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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Essaness Theaters Corp., Excellence Theatres
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The Prairie Cinemas opened in around 1980 with three screens. It was operated by Standaed Theaters of Milwaukee. It was taken over by Essaness Theatre who became Excellence Theatres on December 1, 1988 converted into five screens in the 1990’s, it was last operated by Carmike Cinemas.
The seats and projection equipment were removed from the theatre when it was closed in 1997.
In December 2009, a lease was taken out on the building, and converted the 13,000 square feet building space into a retail sporting goods store, with indoor baseball and softball batting cages and training facilities, known as ‘The Bat Cave’.
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how much would it cost to purchase the theatre and what would the terms of use and service be?
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Really, not a bad looking 5 screen theatre.Did a monster 20 plex open up down the road,seems like it could still be in use showing movies and not hitting baseballs!Sometimes it might have been staying with three screens.
Oh,thanks for the pictures,Trolleyguy.
I’ve just added some new pictures to the Photos section. My previous ones were lost when Webshots shut down.
First operated by Standard Theatres of Milwaukee, later operated by Essaness Theaters, then Excellence Theatres, and finally Carmike.
Scheduled for demolition in August 2025.
A 1980 aerial view shows the theater building, meaning that the theater most likely opened around that year or possibly in the late-1970s.
This was originally operated by Standard Theaters of Milwaukee, before being taken over by Essaness Theaters who would later rename the chain Excellence Theaters on December 1, 1988.