Woodbine Theater
424 Wabash Avenue,
Carthage,
IL
62321
424 Wabash Avenue,
Carthage,
IL
62321
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The Woodbine Theater opened in 1917. It had 350-seats and was located on Wabash Avenue. The theater was remodeled in 1936. It suffered damage by a fire in 1943 and architect E.A Payne designed a new interior (without a balcony) in 1944. It was closed in 1965. The former Woodbine Theater was used as a warehouse and auto parts store until summer of 2022 when it was converted into a confectionary store.
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This article mentions the Woodbine and its use as storage for new cars:
http://ezinearticles.com/?id=352083
The article says the theater opened in 1917, and closed in 1969, although there is a photo of it with the marquee advertising ‘Wuthering Heights’ (1970), and a bunch of new cars (presumably from the dealer) parked on the sidewalk. Go to: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/ and enter ‘Woodbine Carthage’ in the search bar to see the photo.
The Woodbine Theater is currently being converted into Lilly’s Sweet Shop (new photo has been posted).
Operator Bertha Gerard used architect E.A. Payne of Galesburg to perform an entire balcony-less interior in 1944 after fire damage.