Garden Theatre
2139 SW Adams Street,
Peoria,
IL
61602
2139 SW Adams Street,
Peoria,
IL
61602
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Architects: John M. Baillie, William Hawks Reeves
Firms: Reeves & Baillie
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The Garden Theatre opened in 1913 on Adams Street at Cass Street. It was operated in the 1920’s by the Apex Theatre Company, which at the time had its offices in the theatre building.
The Garden Theatre closed in 1942 and has since been torn down. A flooring company is now located on the site.
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Bryan Krefft
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Plans for this theater were announced in the August 9, 1913 issue of Motography: “The Garden City Theater Company of Peoria was incorporated on Thursday with a capital of ten thousand dollars, which means that the city is to have another motion picture theater. The new company, which is composed of prominent theatrical men is already planning its first theater, to be built at the corner of Garden and Tyng streets. Reeves & Baillie are drawing the plans for the same and work is to be started and rushed to completion as soon as possible.”
The architectural firm of William Hawks Reeves and John M. Baillie was established at Peoria in 1893 and for more than two decades was one of the leading firms in the region.