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Times Theatre

2006 Photo from the Christine Samoore collection

231 E State St
Jacksonville IL 62650

	Record #6316
Opened: December 25, 1940 Closed: Yes (date unknown) Current Use: Demolished:	Capacity: 321 seats Architect(s): Raymond G Johnson Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
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Previously operated by: Frisina Enterprises, Kerasotes Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Christine Samoore.

The Times Theatre opened its doors on Wednesday, 25 December 1940 at 12:45 p.m. The first day the theatre showed a double feature of "The Housekeeper's Daughter" and "Streets of New York". The first show started at 1:00. It was owned by Kenneth F. Childs, who also served as it's first manager. Raymond G. Johnson designed the Times (he was a local architect). The theatre could seat 680 people (it now can seat only 321). Smirl & Gibson were the general contractors, but the majority of the labor was done by the local union. Boy Hansen Sign Company was responsible for the marquee, which holds 543 lightbulbs. The front of the building was engineered and supervised by C.C. Bensen.

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July 2010 photos from the Darren Snow collection.

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March 2008 photos from the Darren Snow collection.

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2006 photos from the Christine Samoore collection.

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Last featured 9/26/2003. Last edited 8/21/2011.


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