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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 2157 (1931)

Paramount Theatre
23 East Galena Boulevard
Aurora, IL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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September 1931 - Auditorium interior shortly after construction (Photograph from an archival source: Rapp and Rapp Architects, submitted by Jared Ovitt/Jared Ovitt)

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Notes

2013-10-21 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in *The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, an Illustrated History* by David L. Junchen. This is a style Balaban 2, 3-manuals, 14 ranks and percussions in 2 chambers. The organ was sold and relocated in the 1960s. It was moved multiple times before being installed, in 1983, the Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, New York. -Database Manager

2018-05-03 - Information from *The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ - An Illustrated History* by David L. Junchen (comp. & ed. Jeff Weiler). The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005. Style "Balaban 2" -- without primaries on manual chests. Factory date: April 27, 1931. -Database Manager


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