Wisconsin Theatre

DavidZornig on August 15, 2019 at 12:26 am

Seven images added.

LouRugani on September 13, 2018 at 3:27 pm

The Mead Witter Foundation announced on Sept. 6, 2018 its plans to demolish four buildings on the “Theater Block” in Wisconsin Rapids. The foundation’s first purchase in the Theater Block was the Wisconsin Theatre building that was left vacant by previous owners. The next purchase included the Palace Theatre building that had housed a clothing store that closed. Sieber’s Restaurant offered to sell its building, as did the Potter family who owned two parcels of land. That area became a private park in 2002.

Ron_Harris on January 27, 2014 at 1:37 pm

From Paul Gross, former projectionist at the Wisconsin Theatre:

The Wisconsin opened February 2, 1939—not June.

The Wisconsin was built new—not remodeled.

Paul just had his 90th birthday and is working on a documentary movie to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Wisconsin Theatre.

Unfortunately, the site of the Wisconsin is now a park.

Ron Harris

kencmcintyre on March 6, 2007 at 7:45 pm

This article is dated 9/15/60. If you’re only going to take $3, you might as well take some Raisinets at the same time:

Small Amount of Cash Stolen from Theater

Burglars entered the Wisconsin Theater, 235 W. Grand Avenue, some time after the second showing of Wednesday night’s movie, and took $3 in cash from the candy counter money drawer and an unidentified amount of change from a soft drink machine. Entry was made after a flat rock was inserted in the rear door lock mechanism, causing the door to remain unlocked when the theater was closed for the night, according to police.