Archive for September 2010
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TIVOLI THEATER – 6328 S COTTAGE GROVE – 3520 SEATS – LARGE IMAGE – 1928 – FROM THE BEST MUSIC OF YOUR LIFE SITE Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TOM JONES RESTAURANT – LADIES’ CAFE – INTERIOR – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WENDELL PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL – 38TH AND PRAIRIE – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO MILWAUKEE AND ST PAUL – STEAM ENGINE – PASSENGER TRAIN ON MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE – SOUTH DAKOTA Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TAVERN RESTAURANT – THE STAGHORN – 163 WASHINGTON – ELK’S BUILDING – 1918 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE FROM FAR BACK IN GRANT PARK – NOTE YOUNG TREES – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SCARRITT BUILDING – CARRIAGES – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SARATOGA HOTEL-RESTAURANT – NOON HOUR INTERIOR – BUSY CROWD – RESEMBLES A PAINTING – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PULLMAN COMMUNITY – WATT AVE – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PLAZA HOTEL – NORTH AVE AND NORTH CLARK – 1928 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW MORRISON HOTEL – 1915 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE LOOKING NORTH – NOTE STREET SWEEPER – 1917 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – SHAKESPEARE MONUMENT – 1904 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – BRIDGE IN SNOW STORM – 1913 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LEXINGTON AVE BAPTIST CHURCH – WOODLAWN – 1905 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE FRONT – LOGAN STATUE – ILLINOIS CENTRAL STATION – AERIAL – 1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ILLINOIS THEATER – CABLE PIANO COMPANY – STRATFORD HOTEL – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HUMBOLDT PARK – GARDEN WITH PERGOLA – WOMEN AND MAN WALKING – GIANT VASES – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL SHERMAN AND COLLEGE INN – CITY HALL SQUARE – 1914 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HENRY HORNER AND COMPANY – RANDOLPH AND JEFFERSON – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL – CLARK AND JACKSON – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GOLD’S RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – 1926 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FORT DEARBORN HOTEL – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR FOR THE DEAF – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – FRONT PANORAMA – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLUE ISLAND AND LOOMIS – S OF 18TH – SIGNS – ALARM BOX – STREET LIGHTS – SEPIA – 1912 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AUDITORIUM HOTEL – FROM GRANT PARK – NOTE YOUNG TREES – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – MICHIGAN AVE TRAFFIC – NOTE TRAFFIC COP – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – APARTMENT BUILDING – THREE-FLAT – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – J J DEMPSEY RESTAURANT – 6237 COTTAGE GROVE AVE – RESEMBLES A STAMP – EARLY Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – YOUNKER’S RESTAURANT – CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH – STREET SIGNS – B AND W 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAFFIC JAM IN FOG – B AND W – 1956 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TOPPER’S RESTAURANT – DISHES FROM FAR AWAY PLACES – NIGHT – B AND W – 1957 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STUDIO POTRAIT – WEDDING COUPLE – NOTE FLAPPER-STYLE HEADBAND – SUSTEK STUDIO – 1920s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STUDIO PORTRAINT – WEDDING COUPLE – BRIDE RESEMBLES QUEEN VICTORIA – STAFFORD – 3810 STATE – SEPIA Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STUDIO PORTRAIT – WEDDING COUPLE – c1930s – JASINSKI STUDIO Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STREET SCENE – LAKE SHORE PHARMACY – CLUB ALABAM SIGN – ALLERTON HOTEL BACKGROUND – B AND W – c1950 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SOVEREIGN HOTEL – STREET TOWARDS LAKE – EVENING – EDITED FROM A RONNIE LOBELLO IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SOUTHTOWN THEATER – 63RD AND LOWE – 1935 – A CTA IMAGE 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SKY-HI DRIVE-IN – CICERO AVE – B AND W – 1964 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NORTH MICHIGAN AVE AREA – AERIAL – SEPIA – 1923 – FROM SKYSCRAPERCITY SITE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MILWAUKEE AVE – EVENING – EDITED FROM A RONNIE LOBELLO PHOTO Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL – NIGHT – JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING – WRIGLEY – TRIBUNE TOWER – EQUITABLE – c1970 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – LAKEFRONT DOWNTOWN – PANORAMA FROM SHEDD AQUARIUM – TOURIST BOAT – OUTER DRIVE EAST APPEARS UNDER CONSTRUCTION – B AND W – 1963 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STATION – CLARK STREET – B AND W – 1971 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – DEARBORN AND RANDOLPH – AERIAL – CROWDS – MANY BUSINESS SIGNS – KOPPER KETTLE RESTAURANT – B AND W – 1965 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CLUB DELISA – CROWD – CARS PARKED – B AND W – 1954 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – NIGHT – VIEW FROM WEST OF MERCHANDISE MART – B AND W – 1964 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – AVALON THEATER – AS NEW REGAL THEATER – NOW CLOSED – AUDITORIUM FROM UNDER BALCONY – FROM EVERYWOMAN SITE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – VANNIE’S RESTAURANT – 134 S WABASH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FRITZIE KAY FASHIONS OF DISTINCTION – 65 E MADISON Leave a comment
POSTCARD – NORTH AMERICAN RESTAURANT – N W CORNER STATE AND MONROE – INTERIOR – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – NORTH AMERICAN RESTAURANT – N W CORNER STATE AND MONROE – INTERIOR – BACK WITH PRICES – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – LANE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL – AUTO SHOP INTERIOR – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – ALLGAUERS FIRESIDE RESTAURANT – 7200 LINCOLN – 6666 N RIDGE AVE – INTERIOR – 1962 Leave a comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – STREAMLINED STEAM ENGINE – THREE-QUARTER – B AND W – 1938 Leave a comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND nORTH WESTERN – STREAMLINED STEAM ENGINE – HEAD-ON – B AND W – 1938 Leave a comment
LINCOLN PARK – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – GROUP WALKING – B AND W – 1905 Leave a comment
LINCOLN PARK – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – CARRIAGES – B AND W – 1905 Leave a comment
WRIGLEY FIELD – BIG CROWD IN FRONT – c1930 Leave a comment
THUNDERBIRD MOTEL – 75TH AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – 1958 Leave a comment
TANDEM STREETCAR – CROWD ON UNKNOWN STREET – APPEARS TO BE MAIL DELIVERY – B AND W – 1934 Leave a comment
RAINBOW BEACH – PANORAMA FROM 75TH TOWARDS 79TH – NOTE TREES LINING EDGE OF BEACH – LIGHT TOWERS – FILTRATION PLANT Leave a comment
ELEVATED TRAINS – WABASH AVE – NOTE ORGAN SIGN PLUS SEVERAL PIANO SIGNS – AWNINGS – OTHER SIGNS – B AND W – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO AND SOUTH SHORE LINE – THE DUNES – WOMAN WALKING IN THE SAND – 1928 Leave a comment
DEARBORN AND RANDOLPH – WOODS AND GARRICK THEATERS – EARLY Leave a comment
PULLMAN CAFETERIA – 1240 5TH AVE – INTERIOR – EARLY Leave a comment
CHIAM RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – CHINATOWN Leave a comment
BUFFALO ICE CREAM PARLOR – 4000 W IRVING PARK ROAD – THE ONLY PHOTO I HAVE EVER SEEN OF THIS ONCE-BELOVED PLACE – 1978 – IN THE 1960s THE LINE WAITING FOR TABLES ON A SATURDAY STRETCHED BACK FOR HALF A BLOCK ON THE RIGHT – THE BAR ON THE LEFT WAS A FAVORITE OF GRANDPA’S WITH A BARTENDER NAMED GEORGE – EDITED FROM CHICAGO NOW SITE 3 comments
SOLDIERS’ FIELD – MATCH LIGHTING – THEY USED TO DO THIS ON 4TH OF JULY SHOW Leave a comment
SNOW STORM – MEN WALKING – LASALLE RESTAURANT BACKGROUND – 1958 Leave a comment
PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL – B AND W Leave a comment
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET IN GOLD COAST AREA – B AND W – 1951 Leave a comment
IVANHOE RESTAURANT – TABLES BY WINDOW – B AND W – 1956 Leave a comment
FREDRICK’S DINING ROOM – PARKED CARS – 1956 Leave a comment
CLARK STREET – AERIAL – HOTEL ATLANTIC – SIGNS – CARS – B AND W – 1956 2 comments
CHICAGO RIVER – CLARK STREET BRIDGE – TUG AND BARGE – 1964 Leave a comment
ERIE CAFE – INTERIOR – B AND W – 1959 1 comment
ALTA VISTA TERRACE – 1971 Leave a comment
MENU – MARSHALL FIELD – AFTERNOON TEA – PHOTO OF TWO WOMEN IN THEN STYLISH OUTFITS – 1955 Leave a comment
MCVICKERS THEATER – 25 W MADISON – 2206 SEATS – DEMOLISHED – MARQUEE – SEPIA Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – STAIRS – FROM CONGRESS THEATER SITE Leave a comment
NEW APOLLO THEATER – LATER UNITED ARTISTS – FEATURING MAE WEST Leave a comment
TIVOLI THEATER – 6328 S COTTAGE GROVE – 3520 SEATS – PORTION OF LOBBY – 1925 Leave a comment
TIVOLI THEATER – 6328 S COTTAGE GROVE – 3520 SEATS – BIG CROWD WAITING OUT FRONT – EDITED FROM JAZZ AGE CHICAGO SITE Leave a comment
SOUTHTOWN THEATER – 610 W 63 RD – 3202 SEATS – STREETCAR – 1946 – FROM DOROTHY’S DAILY DIARY SITE Leave a comment
SHERIDAN THEATER – 4036 N SHERIDAN – 2649 SEATS – PORTION OF AUDITORIUM – DECAYED – 1989 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
SHERIDAN THEATER – 4036 N SHERIDAN – 2649 SEATS – LOBBY AND STAIR DETAILS – DECAYED – 1989 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
RIDGE THEATER -1554 W DEVON – 1200 SEATS – NOW A STORE – FROM ABBYWORLD’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
NORTOWN THEATER – AS COMMUNITY CENTER – FROM SAMUELALOVE’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
LAKESIDE THEATER – 4730 N SHERIDAN – 960 SEATS – NOW A YOUTH CENTER – FROM ABBYWORLD’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – TERRA COTTA DETAILS – FROM LYNNBECKER SITE Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – FRONT – AS LIVE THEATER Leave a comment
CLARK THEATER – 11 N CLARK – 1550 SEATS – IN THE 1960s THIS WAS A PLACE FOR REVIEW CINEMA – c1970 – DEMOLISHED – FROM TALKING PICTURES CHICAGO TRIBUNE SITE Leave a comment
BELPARK THEATER – 3231 N CICEREO – 2004 SEATS – NOW A BINGO HALL – FROM ABBYWORLD’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
HIGHLAND THEATER -7859 S ASHLAND – 2043 SEATS – LOBBY – DECAYED – 1992 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
BUCKINGHAM THEATER – 3319 N CLARK – FLAG BUNTING Leave a comment
WOODS THEATER – 54 W RANDOLPH – 1126 SEATS – 1974 – FROM FLICKRIVER SITE Leave a comment
WOODS THEATER – 54 W RANDOLPH – 1126 SEATS – 1970s – FLICKRIVER SITE Leave a comment
UNITED ARTISTS THEATER – AS APOLLO THEATER – RANDOLPH AND DEARBORN – 1922 – FROM JAZZ AGE CHICAGO Leave a comment
UNITED ARTISTS THEATER – 45 W RANDOLPH – 1703 SEATS – 1970s – FLICKRIVER SITE Leave a comment
STATE-LAKE THEATER AND CHICAGO THEATER – 190 N STATE – 2649 SEATS IN STATE-LAKE – NIGHT – PARADE ARCH – BIG CROWD – FROM JAZZ AGE CHICAGO SITE Leave a comment
STATE-LAKE THEATER – CHICAGO THEATER – NIGHT – NOTE DIFFERENT SIGNS – c1930 – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
STATE LAKE THEATER – 190 N STATE – 2649 SEATS – MARQUEE WITH MAYOR BYRNE’S LOOP ALIVE Leave a comment
ROOSEVELT THEATER – 110 N STATE – 1535 SEATS – STAGE AND PART OF AUDITORIUM – DEMOLISHED – EDITED FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
ROOSEVELT THEATER – 110 N STATE – 1535 SEATS – INTERIOR DETAILS – DEMOLISHED – EDITED FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
ROOSEVELT THEATER – 110 N STATE – 1535 SEATS – FACADE – DRAMATIC ANGLE – 1970s – DEMOLISHED – FROM SKYSCRAPER PAGE FORUM SITE Leave a comment
PORTAGE THEATER – 4050 N MILWAUKEE – 1321 SEATS – OBLIQUE VIEW DOWN STREET – FROM HOPE TUNNEL SITE Leave a comment
PARADISE THEATER – 231 N PULASKI ROAD – 3612 SEATS – c1930 – SEPIA – DEMOLISHED – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
NORTOWN THEATER – 6320 N WESTERN – 2086 SEATS – SIDE OF AUDITORIUM – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
MORSE THEATER – ROGERS PARK – RENOVATION DRAWING – FROM GREEN BEAN CHICAGO SITE Leave a comment
MORSE THEATER – ROGERS PARK – FROM MR G’S THOUGHTS SITE 1 comment
MORSE THEATER – ROGERS PARK – BEING RENOVATED – FROM TIME OUT CHICAGO SITE Leave a comment
METROPOLITAN THEATER – 4645 S MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE – 1388 SEATS – c1970 Leave a comment
MERCURY THEATER – 3745 N SOUTHPORT – RENOVATED AS LIVE THEATER – OBLIQUE VIEW Leave a comment
MERCURY THEATER – 3745 N SOUTHPORT – RENOVATED AS LIVE THEATER – FROM YELP SITE Leave a comment
MCVICKERS THEATER – 25 W MADISON – STREET SCENE – 2206 SEATS – DEMOLISHED – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
MCVICKERS THEATER – 25 W MADISON – 2206 SEATS – MARQUEE AND CROWD – EARLY – FROM REMEMBER THE MCVICKERS SITE Leave a comment
LOGAN THEATER – 2646 N MILWAUKEE – FROM AGILITY NUT SITE Leave a comment
LOGAN THEATER – 2646 N MILWAUKEE – EVENING – FROM BUSCH PHOTOGRAPHY SITE Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6427 N SHERIDAN – 3443 SEATS – SEATS AT REAR AUDITORIUM – ELABORATE CEILING – 1989 Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – AUDITORIUM PANORAMA FROM STAGE – RENOVATED AS A LIVE THEATER Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER – 175 N STATE – 3500 SEATS – NIGHT – 1959 – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
BELMONT THEATER – 1635 W BELMONT – FACADE AS PART OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT – THEATER DEMOLISHED – FROM DREAMTOWN SITE Leave a comment
AVALON THEATER – 1645 E 79TH – 2250 SEATS – RENOVATED AS NEW REGAL THEATER FOR LIVE SHOWS – NOW CLOSED – AUDITORIUM PANORAMA – FROM EVERYWOMAN SITE Leave a comment
CHICAGO EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY – ARCADE CARD – PIN-UP – WOMAN IN FRONT OF ORIENTAL CARPET – BLUE-TINGED – 1920s Leave a comment
WASHINGTON PARK – WADING POOL BELOW SPRING – 1913 Leave a comment
SEARS ROEBUCK PLANT – AERIAL – EARLY Leave a comment
RANDOLPH STREET – W OF STATE – NIGHT – CALLED GREAT WHITE WAY – NICE VERSION – 1952 Leave a comment
OAK STREET BEACH – PUFFY CLOUDS – SMALL CROWD – LIGHT WAVES – c1960 Leave a comment
MICHIGAN AVE – ART INSTITUTE – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – COKE SIGN – CARS – 1950s Leave a comment
KINSLEY’S FAMOUS RESTAURANT – STREET SCENE – AWNINGS – EARLY Leave a comment
EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – 5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROAD – AERIAL – EVENING Leave a comment
BREVOORT HOTEL – RAINBOW ROOM RESTAURANT – c1910 Leave a comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – THE 400 – PARLOR CAR – c1950 Leave a comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – THE 400 – LOUNGE – c1950 Leave a comment
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET IN GOLD COAST AREA – B AND W – 1951 Leave a comment
MERCHADISE MART – AERIAL – NIGHT – CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS – B AND W – 1954 Leave a comment
WOODS THEATER – 54 W RANDOLPH – 1126 SEATS – BAS RELIEF PORTION OF FACADE – DURING DEMOLITION – 1988 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
WOODS THEATER – 54 W RANDOLPH – 1126 SEATS – WINDOW PORTION OF FACADE – DURING DEMOLITION – 1988 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
VILLAGE THEATER -1540 N CLARK – ORIGINALLY GERMANIA – 750 SEATS – FRONT WITH ASSOCIATED STORES – 1990 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
VARSITY THEATER – 1710 SHERMAN EVANSTON – 1850 SEATS – FRONT – CONVERTED TO RETAIL – 1986 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – 4320 SEATS – AUDITORIUM FROM ABOVE – 1990 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – 4320 SEATS – TERRA COTTA DETAIL – 1990 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – 4320 SEATS – PORTION OF LOBBY FROM SIDE – 1990 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – 4320 SEATS – LOBBY PANORAMA – FROM SKYSCRAPER CITY SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – 4320 SEATS – FROM AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SITE Leave a comment
UNITED ARTISTS THEATER – 45 W RANDOLPH – 1703 SEATS – DETAIL ON FACADE – 1989 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
TIVOLI THEATER – 6328 S COTTAGE GROVE – 3520 SEATS – STREETSCENE – AERIAL – STREETCARS – HOTEL STRAND – STORE SIGNS – DEMOLISHED – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE – EDITED Leave a comment
TIVOLI THEATER – 5021 HIGHLAND AVE DOWNER’S GROVE – 1390 SEATS ORIGINALLY – SEPIA Leave a comment
TERMINAL THEATER – 3315 W LAWRENCE – 2389 SEATS – WITH ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL BUILDING – 2007 -ACTUAL THEATER DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
STRATFORD THEATER – STREET SCENE – STREETCAR – CARS – STORE SIGNS – 715 W 63RD STREET – 2403 SEATS – DEMOLISHED – FROM JAZZ AGE CHICAGO SITE Leave a comment
SOUTHTOWN THEATER – 610 W 63 RD – 3202 SEATS – TOWER DURING DEMOLITION – 1991 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
SOUTHTOWN THEATER – 610 W 63 RD – 3202 SEATS – AUDITORIUM PANORAMA – SEPIA – DEMOLISHED – FROM AMERICAN THEATER ORGAN SITE Leave a comment
SHERIDAN THEATER – 4036 N SHERIDAN – 2649 SEATS – FACADE – 1989 – DECAYED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ROOSEVELT THEATER – 110 N STATE – 1535 SEATS – DEMOLISHED – c 1970 – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
RIVIERA THEATER – 4746 N RACINE – 1910 SEATS – LOBBY CEILING – FROM MICKEY BRICK’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
RIVIERA THEATER – 4746 N RACINE – 1910 SEATS – FACADE AND MARQUEE DETAILS – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
RIVIERA THEATER – 4746 N RACINE – 1910 SEATS – AUDITORIUM AND STAGE – FROM MICKEY BRICK’S PHOTOSTREAM Leave a comment
RHODES THEATER – 544 E 79TH – 1432 SEATS – 1990 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
RAMOVA THEATER – 3518 S HALSTED – 1500 SEATS – FACADE DEATILS – 2010 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
PICKWICK THEATER – 5 S PROSPECT PARK RIDGE – 1540 SEATS – SEEN FROM PARK – SNOW – 2008 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
PICKWICK THEATER – 5 S PROSPECT – 1540 SEATS – SEEN FROM PARK – CHRISTMAS SEASON – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
PALACE THEATER – RENAMED CADILLAC PALACE – 151 W RANDOLPH – 2500 SEATS – LOBBY CEILING – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
PALACE THEATER – RENAMED CADILLAC PALACE – 151 W RANDOLPH – 2500 SEATS LOBBY – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ORIENTAL THEATER – CALLED FORD ORIENTAL – 24 W RANNDOLPH – 2200 SEATS – UPPER LOBBY WING – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ORIENTAL THEATER – CALLED FORD ORIENTAL – 24 W RANDOLPH – 2200 SEATS – PORTION OF LOBBY – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ORIENTAL THEATER – CALLED FORD ORIENTAL – 24 W RANDOLPH – 2200 SEATS – LOBBY DETAIL WITH WINDOW – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ORIENTAL THEATER – CALLED FORD ORIENTAL – 24 W RANDOLPH – 2200 SEATS – 2005 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
NORTOWN THEATER – 6320 N WESTERN – 2086 SEATS – TERRA COTTA DETAIL – 2007 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
NORTOWN THEATER – 6320 N WESTERN – 2086 SEATS – PORTION OF FACADE – 2007 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
MOVIE PSYCHO SHOWING – NOTE MIDNIGHT SHOWS – 1960 Leave a comment
MORSE THEATER – TERRA COTTA DETAIL – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
MCVICKER’S THEATER – SURROUNDING STORES – 25 W MADISON – 1903 – FROM COMMUNITY WALK SITE Leave a comment
MCVICKERS THEATER – 25 W MADISON – 2206 SEATS – MARQUEE – NIGHT – DEMOLISHED – FROM BALABAN AND KATZ FOUNDATION SITE Leave a comment
HOWARD THEATER – 1621 W HOWARD – 1625 SEATS – TERRA COTTA DETAIL – 1987 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
HOWARD THEATER – 1621 W HOWARD – 1625 SEATS – FACADE AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING – 1987 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6427 N SHERIDAN – 3443 SEATS – NICHE – COLOR – 1989 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6427 N SHERIDAN – 3443 SEATS – LOBBY – COLOR – 1989 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6427 N SHERIDAN – 3443 SEATS – LOBBY – 1987 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
GATEWAY THEATER – 5216 W LAWRENCE – 2092 SEATS – NOW COPERNICUS CENTER – STAIRWAY – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
GATEWAY THEATER – 5216 W LAWRENCE – 2092 SEATS – NOW COPERNICUS CENTER – SIDE OF AUDITORIUM – 2009 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ESQUIRE THEATER – 58 E OAK – FROM DOWN BLOCK – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ESQUIRE THEATER – 58 E OAK – EVENING – SHOWING AUDITORIUM SHAPE – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – WINDOWS IN LOBBY – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – AUDITORIUM WITH STAGE AND DOME – FROM SKYSCRAPER CITY SITE Leave a comment
CONGRESS THEATER – 2135 N MILWAUKEE – 2890 SEATS – STAIRS – FROM CONGRESS THEATER SITE Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER – 175 N STATE – 3500 SEATS – SURROUNDING BUILDINGS – EVENING – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER – 175 N STATE – 3500 SEATS – STAIRS AND LOBBY WING – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER – 175 N STATE – 3500 SEATS – BALCONIES – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER -175 N STATE – 3500 SEATS – UNDER MARQUEE – EVENING – 2007 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
BROADWAY THEATER – 1641 W ROOSEVELT – SURROUNDING STORES – 1987 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
BRIGHTON THEATER – 4223 S ARCHER – SURROUNDING STORES – 1990 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
BELMONT THEATER – 1635 W BELMONT AVE – TERRA COTTA DETAILS – 1991 – DEMOLISHED ONLY FACADE PRESERVED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ADELPHI THEATER – 7074 N CLARK – ROGERS PARK – SURROUNDING STORES – 1984 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
ADELPHI THEATER – 7074 N CLARK – ROGERS PARK – DETAIL – 1984 – DEMOLISHED – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
400 THEATER – 6746 N SHERIDAN – ORIGINALLY REGENT THEATER – ROGERS PARK – SURROUNDING STORES – 1986 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
3 PENNY THEATER – 1990 – FROM BRUCE SHARP MEKONG NET SITE Leave a comment
YORK THEATER – 150 N YORK – ELMHURST – NIGHT – FROM A CHICAGO SOJOURN SITE Leave a comment
UPTOWN THEATER – 4816 N BROADWAY – MARQUEE AND FACADE DETAILS – DECAYED – FROM TOM MANNIS SITE Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 