Palace Theatre
818 E. Main Street,
Richmond,
IN
47374
818 E. Main Street,
Richmond,
IN
47374
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The 1909 Sanborn shows a ‘5¢ Theatre’ operating in the western storefront of an old three story brick building constructed sometime before 1886. The Palace Theatre was opened by 1914. It was still open in 1927, but had closed by 1928.
Later maps show this space returned to retail use. Unfortunately, a later map, presumably from the 1920’s, has been extensively altered by updates from 1937 to 1950, but this was likely gone within a few years, as larger purpose-built competition appeared.
The building had fallen into disrepair, and was covered in an ugly coating of cement, but the 2019 Google Street View shows it being restored.
Contributed by
Seth Gaines
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