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The Pekin Theatre opened in late 1928, designed by architect Elmer F. Behrens, who also designed the Egyptian Theatre in Dekalb, Illinois.
The 1,000-seat Atmospheric theatre featured an Oriental theme, with Chinese pagodas and goddess figures. The theatre was equipped with a 3-manual, 11-rank Hinners theatre organ, one of only three Hinners theatre organs ever built.
The Pekin Theatre closed in 1980 and was demolished seven years later.
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