Coronado Theatre

The Coronado Theatre's name and its slogan, "Rockford's Wonder Theatre," was chosen after a contest sponsored by the Rockford Register-Gazette. The theater was purchased by Kerasotes Theatres in 1970, and stopped presenting motion pictures in 1984. The Coronado was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and was listed on the State of Illinois Register of Historic Sites in...

The Coronado Theatre, located at 314 North Main Street, in Rockford, Illinois, is a 2,400 seat theater, designed by architect Frederic J. Klein.The theater cost $1.5 million to build, and opened on October 9, 1927.InteriorThe elaborate auditorium of the theater is designed according to the atmospheric style which was popular in movie houses built in the 1920s. This style simulates an outdoor...