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The Avalon Regal Theater (originally the Avalon Theater, and later the New Regal Theater) is a music hall located at 1641 East 79th Street, bordered by the Avalon Park and South Shore neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The theater opened in August 1927 and is a noted venue for African-American performers.
Stony Island meets 79th Street, and South Chicago Avenue forming a major and large intersection, with the ramps of the Chicago Skyway overhead. Adjacent to this intersection on 79th Street is the New Regal Theater famous as The Avalon, a Chicago Landmark .
Ultimately, Champlin sees Stony Island as an earnest but uneven film, driven by its good intentions and vibrant music. [7] Bruce McCabe of The Boston Globe praises Stony Island as a vibrant, bittersweet film brimming with energy, charm, and ambition, with Chicago portrayed with raw, dynamic character. McCabe commends the film’s authentic ...
According to data collected by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, there were 9,985 people and 3,880 households in Avalon Park.The racial makeup of the area was 0.6% White, 97.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 1.2% from other races.
Chicago Coliseum was the name applied to three large indoor arenas, which stood at various times in Chicago, Illinois, from the 1860s to 1982. They served as venues for large national conventions, exhibition halls, sports events, and entertainment. The first Coliseum stood at State and Washington streets in Chicago's downtown in the late 1860s. [1]
The South Shore Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district contains 229 Chicago bungalows and twenty other residential buildings built between 1911 and 1930. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2008. [11]
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The Bronzeville Children's Museum is located at 9301 South Stony Island Avenue. According to The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago, the neighborhood is the more affluent portion of the Stony Island Heights neighborhood that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Calumet Heights. [1]