The story
Metropolis opened in 2000 and now produces over 300 performances a year, drawing tens of thousands of patrons and running classes for all ages.
Everything that was here
- 2000–present · still open
Metropolis Performing Arts CentreTheater
A 329-seat downtown theater and performing arts school since 2000.
See the map in 2001 → - Date unknown
Campbell CourthouseOther
The building that became the theater.
Nearby history
James Reese Furniture Store
1 N Vail Ave · 47 m away
Groceries gave way to furniture in 1918.
Vail-Davis Building
25 W Davis St · 91 m away
Shops below, 16 apartments above, and a Depression-era loss for its builder.
Christian Volz Furniture Store and Funeral Parlor
17 E Campbell St · 147 m away
Furniture by day, funerals as needed, since 1870.
Arlington Heights Metra Station
45 W Northwest Hwy · 179 m away
Rebuilt in 2000, still the anchor of downtown.
CMX Arlington Heights
53 S Evergreen Ave · 254 m away
The last operator of the downtown multiplex.
Eleven-story apartment building
115 N Evergreen Ave · 268 m away
The tallest thing on the block replaced a movie palace.
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