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Balaban & Katz

Classic movie theaters that currently belong (or previously belonged) to the Balaban & Katz chain


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Academy Theatre
(Waukegan, IL)

Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 1068 seats
The Academy Theatre was situated accross the street from the Genesee Theatre, which reopened in December 2004 after a massive restoration project. The Academy was last known as the…
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Admiral Theatre
(Chicago, IL)

Open ~ 1 screen ~ 1399 seats
The Admiral opened in 1927 as a showcase for both vaudeville and motion pictures. In 1942, the theater was acquired by the Balaban & Katz chain. By the mid-50s, the Admiral was closed…
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Alba Theatre
(Chicago, IL)

Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 968 seats
This theater originally opened as the Albany Park Theatre in 1915 before it was later renamed the Capitol and finally the Alba. A parking lot is on the site of the Alba today…
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Alvin Theatre
(Chicago, IL)

Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 540 seats
Located in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, the Alvin opened in around 1913, and sat 540. The theater was originally built for the Lynch circuit and later was part of the Balaban & Katz…
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Apollo Fine Arts & Entertainment Centre
(Peoria, IL)

Open ~ 1 screen ~ 160 seats
The Apollo opened in 1914 on the site of the Crescent Theater, which burned down a couple years earlier, not very long after it opened. The Apollo, like the Madison Theatre, was designed by…
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