Marshall Public Library (Marshall, IL)

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Marshall Public Library was founded in 1916 and has a proud history of serving our community. We are honored to be the go-to place for resources for the history of our community including a robust genealogy collection, thousands of historic photographs, and a one-of-a-kind oral history collection. Many of our collections can be found on the Illinois Digital Archive at idaillinois.org This collection is a work in progress. Photo titles, details, and dates will be updated as staff time allows. If you have any questions, please email Head Librarian Jamie Poorman at jpoorman@marshallplib.com

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  • mbnegri said:
    Class of 1979

Marshall IL, Strand theater poster

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  • Marshall Public Library (Marshall, IL) said:
    Strand Theater
    The building at 503-507 Locust Street that housed the Strand Theater was built in 1901 as the Knights of Pythius lodge hall and included a vaudeville theater called the Pythian Theater that featured visiting troupes of entertainers. The lodge was on the upper two floors. The ground floor theater entrance and lobby faced Locust Street and was flanked on each side by offices. The auditorium, balcony, and stage were at the back of the building facing south. In 1930 the theater was converted in order to show moving pictures, and a contest was held in 1943 to choose a new name. The Strand was the winner. The first movies that were shown were silent. Several local pianists including Helen Coldren (later Helen Moore) were employed to play along with the films.
    The building housing the Strand Theater was destroyed by fire late at night on July 22, 1957, and a new K P Lodge building, minus the movie theater, was erected on the same corner a year later.

505 Locust Strand theater interior from Dwight Connelly

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  • Marshall Public Library (Marshall, IL) said:
    Strand Theater
    The building at 503-507 Locust Street that housed the Strand Theater was built in 1901 as the Knights of Pythius lodge hall and included a vaudeville theater called the Pythian Theater that featured visiting troupes of entertainers. The lodge was on the upper two floors. The ground floor theater entrance and lobby faced Locust Street and was flanked on each side by offices. The auditorium, balcony, and stage were at the back of the building facing south. In 1930 the theater was converted in order to show moving pictures, and a contest was held in 1943 to choose a new name. The Strand was the winner. The first movies that were shown were silent. Several local pianists including Helen Coldren (later Helen Moore) were employed to play along with the films.
    The building housing the Strand Theater was destroyed by fire late at night on July 22, 1957, and a new K P Lodge building, minus the movie theater, was erected on the same corner a year later.

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