Wheaton in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grand Theater

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025

1. Grand Theater Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorGrand Theater
1925

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 41° 51.937′ N, 88° 6.486′ W. Marker is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Hale Street north of Front Street, on the left when traveling south. The marker is to the left of the theater's main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 127 North Hale Street, Wheaton IL 60187, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Wheaton's Original Ten Blocks (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the World's First Radio Telescope (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Wheaton's Original Ten Blocks (about 500 feet away); Adams Park (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Adams Park (about 500 feet away); 1912 Chicago Aurora & Elgin Station (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Adams Park (about 700 feet away); Judge Elbert H. Gary (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.

Regarding Grand Theater. The building opened as a movie theater in 1925, and remained a venue for second-run movies until the late-1990s, when it was converted into an event space. The buliding was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

In 2006, the theater was closed as part of a multi-million-dollar renovation that would restore it as a movie theater, but that restoration was never completed. As of September 2025, the building has remained unused for almost two decades, and the website printed on the theater's marquee appears

Grand Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025

2. Grand Theater

to be non-operational.

Also see . . .
1. Cinema Treasures: Wheaton Grand Theater. (Submitted on September 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Grand Theater (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Grand Theater in Wheaton, 2011 image. Click for full size.

Teemu08 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

3. Grand Theater in Wheaton, 2011

The theater has remained unused for close to two decades.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.