Operated from 1945 until 1957, the Mars Theatre was a popular gathering place in Springfield.
After many years of alternative use and eventually a state of decline, the City of Springfield, with the assistance of the Fox Theatre Institute, is in the process of renovating this important landmark.
The glass bricks were the first architectural feature to be replaced.
Springfield City Manager Brett Bennett inspects the projection booth. Brett, along with Gussie Nease and Erin Rahn, are leading the local effort to bring back this landmark with the assistance of the Fox Theatre Institute. The Institute is the nation’s leading theatre preservation organization.
A concert is just one of many events raising funds for the restoration effort.
Springfield Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
You should come back and see the transformation! Beautiful and in full use with first run movies AND concerts.
Has there ever been a paranormal group that has investigated it
Great and worthy project.
Im so glad to see they are preseving this old landmark.