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Opera House
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1001-03 State St
Chester IL
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| Record #10152 |
Opened:
Closed: Yes (date unknown)
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Information for this tour was contributed by Darren Snow. The Opera House, which dated to the 19th century, was converted to a cinema around 1920 by Bill Schuchert. One of Schuchert's employees, a young Elzie Segar, would later create Popeye and model the Wimpy character after his boss.
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Last featured 2002-12-27. Last edited 1/1/2006.
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