Editing Joliet, Illinois (section)

==Arts and culture==
{{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County, Illinois}}
[[File:Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet IL, 23 Nov 2012.jpg|thumb|The [[Rialto Square Theatre]] in downtown Joliet]]

The Rialto Square Theatre, a favorite haunt of [[Al Capone]] and filming location for scenes from Kevin Bacon's film ''[[Stir of Echoes]]'', is on Chicago Street, downtown.<ref>[http://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2010/01/stir-of-echoes.html Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles: Stir Of Echoes]. Itsfilmedthere.com. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref> Near the theatre, the [[Joliet Area Historical Museum]] commemorates the history of Joliet, especially its heritage as a stopping point on [[U.S. Route 66]].<ref name="JAHM">{{cite web |url=http://www.jolietmuseum.org/|title=Joliet Area Historical Museum |access-date=April 30, 2014 }}</ref> Among local landmarks are the [[Chicagoland Speedway]] ([[NASCAR]]) and the [[Route 66 Raceway]] ([[NHRA]]).

The Auditorium Building is located at the northeast corner of Chicago and Clinton Streets. Designed by G. Julian Barnes and built of limestone in 1891, it was controversial as one of the first buildings to combine religious, civic, and commercial uses. Nonetheless, people such [[Theodore Roosevelt]] visited and spoke at the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uucj.com/uucj175/history1.html%3Ehttp://www.uucj.com/uucj175/history1.html|title=Site Unavailable|website=www.uucj.com|access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> The building was originally built for the [[Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet]], but the church sold the building in 1993, and it is no longer home to the congregation.<ref>[http://www.uucj.com/uucj175/history2.html UUCJ 175th Anniversary]. Uucj.com. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref>

The Jacob A. Henry Mansion, 20 South Eastern Avenue, is a three-story, red-brick, Second Empire/Italian Renaissance-style structure built on a [[Joliet limestone]] foundation in 1873 (completed in 1876). The structure is set on bedrock and the entire basement floor is made of Joliet limestone from the building owner's quarry. The walls of the structure are constructed of red Illinois sandstone and deep red brick specially fired in Ohio (wrapped individually and shipped by barge to Joliet). A commanding three-story tower is the focal point of the structure.  The structure has steel trim with slate shingles on a mansard roof. The front and side porches are single slabs of limestone. The largest stone ever quarried lies in the sidewalk under the front entry gate. The stone is 9×22×20&nbsp;ft. In 1885, an immense Byzantine dome was added to the south façade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cityofjoliet.info/government/boards-commissions/joliet-historic-preservation-commission/national-register-properties/jacob-henry-mansion|title=The Jacob Henry Mansion|website=City of Joliet, IL|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181027150029/http://cityofjoliet.info/government/boards-commissions/joliet-historic-preservation-commission/national-register-properties/jacob-henry-mansion|archive-date=October 27, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>

The interior of the Jacob A. Henry Mansion has elaborate polished-walnut woodwork, massive, carved pocket doors, original wood mantles, and a solid-walnut staircase. The original owner, Mr. Henry, was a railroad magnate, building railroads in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. He had ownership in a local quarry and was a principal stockholder in Will County National Bank.  The mansion won the architecture award at the American Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia in 1876.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The structure is a local landmark, part of the East Side National Register District and individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

The [[Joliet Prison]] is located near Joliet's downtown district on Collins Street. The prison has been featured in both television shows and movies. One such television series filmed there was ''[[Prison Break]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154725/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/9981954/ns/today-entertainment/t/joliet-one-characters-prison-break#.TyWrDl0RZOE Joliet is one of the characters on 'Prison Break' - today > entertainment - today > entertainment > tv - TODAY.com]. Today.msnbc.msn.com (November 9, 2005). Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref> The prison was also used for the opening scenes in the 1980 movie, ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', which starred [[John Belushi]] as "Joliet" Jake Blues and [[Dan Aykroyd]] as Elwood Blues.<ref>[https://abc7chicago.com/archive/7607815/ 'Blues Brothers' movie showing Friday at Joliet's old Stateville Prison | abc7chicago.com]. Abclocal.go.com (August 13, 2010). Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref>

The first [[Dairy Queen]] store opened in Joliet.<ref>[http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/About-Us/ Dairy Queen]. ''dairyqueen.com''. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref> The location is now occupied by Universal Church.

Two [[casino]]s originated as [[riverboat casino]] in Joliet: the Hollywood Casino near [[Channahon, Illinois|Channahon]] and a [[Harrah's]] hotel and casino downtown.

The [[Louis Joliet Mall]] is located near the intersection of [[I-55]] and [[U.S. Route 30]].<ref>[http://www.westfield.com/louisjoliet/directions Louis Joliet Mall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423200249/http://www.westfield.com/louisjoliet/directions |date=April 23, 2012 }}. Westfield.com. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref>

The former [[Joliet Army Ammunition Plant|Joliet Arsenal]] (now the site of both the [[Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery]] and the [[Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie]]) is in nearby [[Elwood, Illinois|Elwood]].