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Chicago Movie Theatres (page 1)

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Patio Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Patio Theatre opened in 1927 and closed in 2001. From 2010-2011, the theatre was restored and reopened. It closed and reopened a few times since then. It is currently operating as a live entertainment, event venue, and movie theatre. For more, see this website. [map]

Uptown Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Uptown Theatre opened in 1925. It has been closed since 1981. For more, see this website. [map]

Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
The Aragon Ballroom was never a theatre but I'm including it here for its movie palace style. The atmospheric interior was meant to replicate a Spanish courtyard. Big bands and other entertainers played here from the 1920s-1940s. By the 1950s, attendance was declining and in the 1960s, it became a skating rink. It is now used for live performances. For more, see this website. [map]

Logan Theatre
Chicago, IL		 Biograph Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Logan Theatre opened in 1915 as the Paramount Theatre. In 1929, it became the Logan Theatre. For more, see this website. [map]

The Biograph Theatre was built in 1914. The theatre is best known as the location where John Dillinger was shot and killed in 1934. Between 2004 and 2006, the theatre was renovated. The interior was completely rebuilt and a replica of the 1930s marquee was installed. The theatre reopened in 2006 as the Victory Gardens Theater at the Biograph. It is now a live performance venue. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

former Oriental Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Oriental Theatre was designed by Rapp & Rapp and opened in 1926. The theatre closed in 1981 and remained closed until restoration in 1996. It reopened as the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in 1998. In 2019, the theatre became the James M. Nederlander Theatre. The signs were adapted for the new name. For more, see this website. [map]

New Regal Theatre
Chicago, IL
The New Regal Theatre was designed by John Eberson and opened as the Avalon Theatre in 1927. The atmospheric auditorium featured a star-filled sky and a huge, hanging oriental carpet. It closed in the late 1970s and became home to the Miracle Temple Church. In 1987, it was converted into a performing arts venue. At this time, it was renamed the New Regal Theater, in honor of Chicago's Regal Theater, which was demolished after a devastating fire in the early 1970s. The theatre closed again in 2002. Starting in 2007, it was used occasionally for live performances. The theatre closed in 2010 and has been vacant since then. For more, see this website. [map]

Chicago Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Theatre was designed by Rapp & Rapp and opened in 1921. In 1986, the theatre was restored as a performing arts venue. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2 [map]

Music Box Theatre
Chicago, IL
The Music Box Theatre opened in 1929 and closed in 1977. It reopened in 1983 after being renovated and continues operating as a movie theatre. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

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