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March 30, 2005
Edwardsville, Illinois: many weekends with friends attending movies and sipping sodas
The Telegraph of Alton, Illinois celebrates the relighting of a huge theater marquee: "Three switches were thrown to light up a piece of Edwardsville history that had been freeze-framed for 20 years. The lighting of the Wildey Theater marquee on North Main Street attracted more than 50 people... Many turned out to pay their respects to a building that brought back memories of growing up in the community and simpler times. Some laughed, telling stories of sneaking in to the theater... or being tossed out of the building by "Mrs. Duffy." "Oh, my God, does this bring back memories," said Sharon Deppe of Edwardsville. The Edwardsville High School graduate said she spent many weekends with friends attending movies and sipping sodas. "They should’ve kept the ticket booth... Deppe spoke fondly of Verna Duffy, known to theatergoers of the day as "Mrs. Duffy." Deppe described the late Duffy as "tough and strict." Duffy managed the Wildey for many years and was manning the building the night it closed its doors... Before the official lighting ceremony, old silent film reels were projected on a window outside the building to the north of the marquee. The building was built in 1909, and the theater closed its doors in 1984." No mention of what they're showing behind the bright lights...
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