Photos of the Nickelodeon Theatre and Parade in front of the Nickelodeon.

Dublin Core

Title

Photos of the Nickelodeon Theatre and Parade in front of the Nickelodeon.

Subject

Business
Theatres
Movie Theatre
Photo File: Business
Decatur, IL.
Parade
Temperance

Description

Photograph of the Nickelodeon Theatre, 300 N. Water Street. Decatur's first motion picture theater opened 19906 and rub y W. H. Ellis. Later known at the Colonial Theatre when this picture was taken, 'The Fall Round Up" was being shown. Photo ran 10/30/1935. This building was remodeled into Carsons Jewelers in 1955. Photograph of the Nickelodeon Theatre--1910. Photo taken during Local Option Parade April 2, 1910. "The participants are shown here marching past the Nickelodeon Theatre located on the Northeast corner of Water and William Streets where Carson Jewelers is now located. Reverend W. A. "Billy" Sunday returned to Decatur to address a crowd of 4,000 listeners on the Y.M.C.A.'s tennis courts. By vote in 1908, Decatur had become dry, and the issue of wet or dry and the issue of liquor sales had reared its head again in 1910."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Photo File: Business

Publisher

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

1910 and 1935

Contributor

Herald and Review

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

none

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BS592-BS593

Coverage

Business, Theatres, Movie Theatres, Nickelodeon Theatre, Photo File: Business, Herald and Review, Parade, Temperance, Decatur, IL.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

2.5 x 3.5" and 5 x 7"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/447079134b3beb908c1f323fd836c064.jpg
http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/741237db1a54b9e90cb38fc8c7f472d1.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photos of the Nickelodeon Theatre and Parade in front of the Nickelodeon.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 22, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2884.