Genesee Theatre

Genesee Theatre is a concert hall and movie palace in Waukegan, Illinois. Today, the venue has seats for 2,403 people and opened in 1927. It's both used as a vaudeville theater and cinema and hosts musical artists and shows.

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Type: Theater building
Description: concert hall and movie theater in Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Also known as: “Genesee Theater”
Address: 203 North Genesee Street, Waukegan, IL 60085

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waukegan Public Library and Waukegan station.

Waukegan Public Library

Library

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The Waukegan Public Library is the public library serving Waukegan, Illinois. It is at the intersection of County and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan, near the county government complex. Waukegan Public Library is situated 670 feet southwest of Genesee Theatre.

Waukegan station

Railway station

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Waukegan is a railroad station in Waukegan, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is officially located on 95 North Spring Street, is 36.0 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Waukegan station is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Genesee Theatre.

Waukegan Building

Building

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The Waukegan Building is a historic skyscraper in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Located in what was the central business district, it was the city's first skyscraper when it opened in March 1925. Waukegan Building is situated 1,200 feet south of Genesee Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waukegan and North Chicago.

Waukegan

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Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.

North Chicago

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North Chicago is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein.

Park City

Village

Park City is a small city located in the Warren and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States, on the northern end of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,885. Park City is situated 3 miles west of Genesee Theatre.

Genesee Theatre

Categories: performing arts center, movie theater, concert hall, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.36269° or 42° 21′ 46″ north

Longitude

-87.83092° or 87° 49′ 51″ west

Open location code

86JJ9579+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 865812308

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5532738

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Genesee Theatre” goes by many names.

French: “Genesee Theatre”
German: “Genesee Theatre”
Japanese: “ジェネシー・シアター”
Spanish: “Genesee Theatre”

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