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Celebrating Elgin's Sesquicentennial: The last picture show

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The City of Elgin will celebrate its Sesquicentennial in 2022. As we look forward to a year to commemorate, educate and celebrate in our community, we look forward to sharing retrospectives about the community.    Throughout Elgin’s 150-year history, the one business establishment that brought the most enjoyment to young people was the Eltex Theater. Today, the parking lot on the site where the Eltex once stood is symbolic of the void the city has experienced since the theater’s demolition. I can’t remember the first movie I saw there, nor can I recall the last. However, as a young moviegoer, hardly ...

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