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
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.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
1910 and 1935
Contributor
Herald and Review
Rights
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Relation
none
Format
.jpg
600 dpi
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"
Collection
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.