Source: Rockford Morning Star 12-12-1965 p.81
Midway Theater
Midway Theater
Movie Ads – Sept. 13, 1943
Source: Rockford Register Star microfilm 9-13-1943
Rockford Labor News, 1974 – February 22, 1974, Page 3, Events
Source: Rockford Labor News, February 22, 1974, page 3
Rockford Labor News, page 9 – Friday, Oct 27, 1972
Source: Rockford Labor News, The; Friday, October 27, 1972, page 9
Midway Theater
Source: Rockford Morning Star 1/23/1921
Case # 8000 1422 Historic Preservation Commission (City)
Source: Rockford Register Star 1/23/1981
Source: Rockford Register Star 1/15/1987
Opened Aug.3, 1918, originally home to a theater, 4 storefronts, 20 apartments and a basement. A fire nearly destroyed the building in 1980 after restoration it was home to the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, 16,000 square feet of office space and TV studio. The Palmquist family sold the theater in 2000 to a land trust company. Andy Palmquist and his family regained control of the building in 2007. Violinist Itzhak Perlman, Cheap Trick performed on stage. The Senator Obama spoke there in 2005. Bankruptcy judge cleared way for theater sale for $160,000 to the Midway Center Gateway Foundation. Sonny DeLuca, Frank Amato and William Howard created foundation in July to buy and renovate theater Initial fundraising goal in $500,000, but DeLuca said theater has sustained $3 million in water damage over the years. 1 year later, a local businessman launched an ambitious $8 million plan in 2008 to buy and restore building, court documents say Palmquist has a $200,000 balance on building’s mortgage with Commercial Mortgage & Finance building has $55,000 in tax liens plus various unpaid bills. About $11,000 in delinquent 2005 property taxed were purchased by Z Financial LLC, Chicago. Financial filed a motion in bankruptcy court to pursue claim against Palmquist.
Source: Rockford Register Star 11/27/2009
Rockford Symphony Orchestra – 1934
Source: Rockford Morning Star May 20, 1934
Fire Destroys Two Landmarks – Rockford Fire Dept.
Source: Forest City Firelog 1881 – 1981
Midway Theater, 1929 – 2 – 100% Talking Pictures!
Source: Rockford Morning Star Sep. 1, 1929
Heidt, Horace
Source: Rockford Register Republic 2/2/1936