Photos of Powers Grand Opera House

Photos of Powers Grand Opera House

Buildings
Opera House
Entertainment
Hotel
Decatur, IL.

Photograph of the exterior of the Powers Grand Opera House taken in 1896. Photograph of the Opera House Block, "Water, N. 200 Block. This was the Smith's Opera House which was built in 1870 and used until the Powers Grand Opera House was erected in 1889. After it was discontinued as a theater, it was turned into business houses. The entrance number of the theater in 1955 was 225 N. Water, the Fannie Mae Candy Shop. This photo from the collection of Mrs. W. F. Busher, grandmother of W. Curtis Busher."

Mrs. W. F. Busher
Herald and Review

Photo File: Business

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

1896

Mrs. W. F. Busher

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HL103, HL104

Buildings, Historical Landmarks, Smith's Opera House, Powers Grand Opera House, Decatur, IL.

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