Before Black’s Opera House opened in Springfield in 1869 at the northwest corner of Fountain and Main, the Market House at High and Fountain (now the Esplanade) was the only place for entertainm ...

SPRINGFIELD III., March 17.--At an early hour this morning it was discovered that the opera-house in this city was on fire. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Born on July 24, 1925, Addison came to Springfield as a child, where she grew up and her voice soon blossomed. By 12, she sang her first concert at Old First Church and later as a teen ...