Postcard of Main St. at 6th St. Crescent Dental Co., Norman J. Haas, president, is at 518 1/2 Main St. American Trust and Savings at 524-530 Main St. was built in 1904, with 2 more stories added in 1913 (shown here). The bank failed and closed due to the Depression in 1931. The piano sign for Harding & Miller Music Co. The building still stands today, occupied by the Evansville Icemen hockey team. Across 6th St. are the Victory Theatre, in the Hotel Sonntag building (600-614 Main St.)--"2500 seat theatre, 107 room hotel, 225 seat cafeteria�one of the largest theatres in the state�.entrance on busiest street, at the busy corner�" "Movie going during the 1920s was one of America's favorite past times. Major metropolitan areas, such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were homes to the largest concentrations of grand scale movie theaters. However, even small towns, such as Evansville could generally boast two to three upscale movie palaces. Main Street or the town square were the typical locations for such venues. Whereas the palaces of Europe were home to great kings and queens of royalty, the movie palace was the "palace of the people." The Victory Theater of downtown Evansville, Indiana is an excellent example of the 1920s movie palace. Located on the corner of Sixth and Main Streets this building is six stories in height, faces 149 feet on Main St., 144 feet on Sixth St., and stretches all the way to the alley between Main and Sycamore Streets. The architect was John Pridmore. Construction began in September of 1920. The grand opening of the theater was held the weekend of July 15 and 16, 1921. The theater was built in commemoration of World War I (1914-1918) and is decorated throughout with patriotic motifs, such as the eagle, a Roman symbol which represents victory. The exterior of the building is very basic and in keeping with the contemporary architectural movement of the 1920s. The only notable element of the exterior is the eagle that topped the marquis, which was filled with cascading and flashing lights. (http://historicevansville.com/site.php?id=victory) NOTE: there is much more information at this link on the interior. This building still stands. The Hotel Sonntag portion houses the a charter school. "In 1926, the theatre was leased to Loew's Theatres as a film chain, and was renamed "Loew's Victory." The Loew's Victory continued to operate as a movie theatre until 1971. The building briefly operated as a teen-oriented nightclub in the late 1970's, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Victory Theatre's doors were closed in 1992 until it re-opened after extensive renovation in 1999. The theatre now seats approximately 1,900 and hosts a variety of events. (http://www.victorytheatre.com/information/about/)