Vriner's Confectionery

Vriner's Confectionery is a two-part commercial building at 55 Main Street in Champaign, Illinois, built in 1890 as a clothing store and occupied by the candy shop from 1898. The storefront sits at street level beside what was once a vaudeville theater; a country bar now uses the space.

The building went up in 1890 as a clothing store, and Vriner's opened in it in 1898. It was one of five or six candy shops in Champaign around 1900 and outlasted them all, helped by a spot beside a vaudeville theater and near the railroad station. The building joined the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983; the confectionery closed in 1997.

Vriner's was one of five or six candy shops in Champaign around 1900 and outlasted them all. Its location beside a vaudeville theater and near the railroad station drew patrons from both. The shop also brought Greek immigrants to Champaign, as Vriner's promised jobs to many newcomers.

The building stands at 55 Main Street in Champaign, next to what was once a vaudeville theater and near the former railroad station. It is a country bar today, so the historic confectionery interior is not open as a candy shop; the 1890 facade is what a passerby sees from the street.

Vriner's was one of five or six candy shops in Champaign around 1900, and it outlasted all the others, staying in business until 1997. The building itself went up in 1890 as a clothing store and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983.