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The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It gained early notoriety as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was leaving when he was shot down by FBI agents, after he watched a gangster movie there on July 22, 1934.
Chicago 5,000 1960 Arie Crown Theater: 4,250 1889 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University: 3,875 1921 Chicago Theatre: 3,600 2020 Radius Chicago 3,800 November 4, 1929 Civic Opera House: 3,563 1996 House of Blues: 1,300 October 14, 2017 Wintrust Arena: 10,387 July 16, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion: 11,000 June 24, 2005 Huntington Bank Pavilion ...
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Despite being billed as "absolutely fireproof" in advertisements and playbills, [12] numerous deficiencies in fire readiness were apparent in the theater building. An editor of Fireproof Magazine toured the Iroquois during construction and noted "the absence of an intake, or stage draft shaft; the exposed reinforcement of the arch; [13] the presence of wood trim on everything and the ...
The Harris and Selwyn Theaters are twin theatres located in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. They were built by Sam H. Harris and Archie and Edgar Selwyn. [1] They were designated a Chicago Landmark on March 31, 1983. [1] They have been redesigned by the Goodman Theatre, which is located in them.
Technically, anything over 20 years old can be coined “vintage.”But when you truly think of items worth this title, your brain doesn’t go to Beanie Babies.
The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas.
The Woods Theatre was a movie palace at the corner of Randolph and Dearborn Streets in the Chicago Loop. It opened in 1918 and was a popular entertainment destination for decades. Originally a venue for live theater, it was later converted to show movies. It closed in 1989 and was demolished in 1990.