History of The Building
The Orpheum Theater opened in Champaign, Illinois in 1914 on the site of a vaudeville theater theater built in 1904. Designed by the Architectural firm Rapp and Rapp, the Orpheum (also known as "The New Orpheum") was built to accommodate both live vaudeville performances and the projection of film. After a series of renovations and changes of ownership, the Orpheum screened its final film in 1986.
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