{"id":372,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:48:35","latitude":39.1662908257950022061777417548000812530517578125,"longitude":-86.5327949076889950674740248359739780426025390625,"title":"Buskirk-Chumley &quot;Indiana&quot; Theater","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/fullsize/6e4d0bc345ddb6e42ac299c10c1f40ff.jpg","address":"114 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408","all_locations":[],"zoom":22,"creator":["Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology"],"description":"Originally known as the Indiana Theater, the Buskirk-Chumley has quite a history. The 600-seat Indiana Theater was built in 1922 to show movies but soon after it opened its doors, vaudeville and live acts performed on the stage. Bloomington native Hoagy Carmichael was a regular on the stage from 1925-1928. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nIn 1975, Kerasotes Theaters took over the Indiana and continued to show movies there until the mid-1990s. At that point, Kerasotes gave the theater to the Bloomington Area Arts Council with the stipulation that they not show movies at the theater. A major fundraising campaign funded the $3.2 million restoration and the theater reopened in 1999. It was renamed the Buskirk-Chumley in honor of two generous donors to the restoration effort. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nToday, the Buskirk-Chumley hosts a variety of live acts and has renegotiated with Kerasotes and can once again show movies.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"www.buskirkchumley.org","related_resources":[],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/fullsize/6e4d0bc345ddb6e42ac299c10c1f40ff.jpg":{"id":1682,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Buskirk-Chumley &quot;Indiana&quot; Theater","description":"Courtesy of Indiana DNR","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/6e4d0bc345ddb6e42ac299c10c1f40ff.jpg"}}}