Sycamore State Theater

420 W. State Street,
Sycamore, IL 60178

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ormazd72
ormazd72 on June 28, 2018 at 3:37 am

Uploaded a Film Daily reference to closing on 11/2/1938.

stormdog
stormdog on June 24, 2010 at 10:33 am

I just shot a couple of pictures of the State while on the way through Sycamore at sunset yesterday. Here are links to them:

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Theatres are one of my photographic ‘collections’; I have a bunch more to post when I get the time.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 13, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Here is a February 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lzggbv

Broan
Broan on September 17, 2007 at 10:41 am

Former Geneva Mayor (1903-04, 1907-10) and State Representative (1910-1912) Henry B. Fargo died in 1932, so it must have been sold by his estate if the sale took place in 1940. The Sycamore State’s web page is http://sycamoremovietheater.com/default.aspx

Broan
Broan on July 29, 2005 at 7:41 pm

There seem to have been three Fargo Theatres in the area. The others are listed here as the Geneva which is clearly a sister theatre to this, and the (New) Fargo. As of 1930, the Geneva theatre had been renamed, this was known as Fargo, and the one in DeKalb was known as the New Fargo. All were owned by the Polka Brothers circuit of Maywood at the time, along with the El Tovar, Deerpath, Pickwick, and Des Plaines. In 1923 they also owned the New Maywood, Yale, and Melrose Park.

sycotheatre
sycotheatre on March 12, 2005 at 9:07 am

This is the current owner of The Sycamore State Theatre. The theatre was built in 1925 and opened in December 12 of 1925. It opened under the name The Fargo Theatre. In 1940 Fargo sold the theatre and it became the state theatre. The theatre has 3 theatres, number 1 has 208 seats, number 2 has 188 seats, and number 3 has 160 seats. The phone number of the theatre is 815.895.2301. You can also call that number to get information.