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Photo of Conrad Striewing, proprietor of the Crystal Theater.

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Photograph of Conrad Striewing; (died 5/30/1914). Proprietor of the Crystal Theater on Water Street. For many years he was a traveling salesman but later he purchased the theater. It was called the Nasawan but he changed the name to the Crystal. It…

Photo of the Dan Higgins Theater

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Photograph of the Higgins Theater, 1234 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

Photos of the Empress Building --Corbett -Moran Building, interior and ticket booth.

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Photograph of the Empress/Corbett-Moran Building in 1912. Photograph of the Empress Building in 1951. Photographs of the Empress taken in 1962. Photograph of the interior of the Empress Theatre. Photo of ticket booth with Wayne Matt and ticket…

Photos of the Ceiling Collapse at the Avon Theatre, 5/1/1950.

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Photographs of the Collapsed Ceiling at the Avon Theatre on 5/1/1950.

Photo of Dan Higgins ParisTheater on 1234 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of the Dan Higgins Theater located at 1234 E. Eldorado St. c. 1914.

Photo of Faries Grand Theater

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Photograph of Faries Grand Theater, located on 1036 E. Grand Ave., Decatur, IL. 1914

Photos of the Wayne Theater Building Front

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Photographs of the front of the Wayne Theater located at 1450 E. William St., Decatur, IL. "November 1945: The Wayne Theater, 1450 E. William St., is one of the first businesses financed by the G. I. Bill. Located around the corner is the American…