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Depot Theater Building, Urbana, Illinois


Title	Depot Theater Building, Urbana, Illinois
Coverage / Year	1975
Description	223 N. Broadway, Urbana. The Depot Theater Building in Urbana, February 1975, presented "Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris".
Interpretation	The Depot Theater Building is now known as the Station Theatre. It is located in the old Urbana train station. The station was originally built in 1923 as a passenger station for the Big Four Railroad. The station closed in 1956. It is now used as a theater by the Celebration Company. More information can be found about the building at http://www.8am.com/station/building.html
Lesson Plans / Themes	Urban Treasure Hunt;
Learning Standards	16 History; 18 Social Systems
Source	Champaign County Historical Archives, The Urbana Free Library (Transportation -- Rail -- Train -- Big Four Railroad)
Subject / Keywords	Buildings; Champaign, Illinois; Theaters; Actors;
Collection Publisher	Illinois Heritage Association
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	ufh7001
CONTENTdm file name	45356171572002_depot.jpg