Orpheum Theatre
1999 Photo from the Darren Snow collection.
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346-52 N Neil St Champaign IL 61820
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| Record #9878 |
Opened: 1914
Closed: Yes (date unknown)
Current Use: Museum
Demolished:
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Capacity: 800 seats
Architect(s): Rapp & Rapp
Architectural Style(s): Classical Revival
National Register: 1991
Current Organ: none |
Also Known As: New Orpheum |
Previously operated by: RKO Theatres, RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres, Kerasotes Theatres |
Information for this tour was contributed by Bob Meza. This second Orpheum is now a children's science museum. The front lobby and adjacent store front area is a museum for children. The auditorium is still intact, but the seats have been removed.
An unusual design, the theater does not have a balcony, but has many box seats surrounding the for walls of the auditorium at a balcony level. Photos Photos remain the property of the Member and may not be reproduced without the written consent of the Member. |
October 2021 photos from the Kevin Fox collection.
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March 2003 photos from the Bob Meza collection.
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May 1999 photos from the Darren Snow collection.
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Photos from the Bob Meza collection.
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1914 advertisement from the Dave Kraft collection. 58 KB 315x500 |
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Last featured 3/11/2003. Last edited 7/24/2022.
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