Brighton Theatre
4223 S. Archer Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60632
4223 S. Archer Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60632
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The Chicago History Musiume has some photos but i am not sure if thay are of the in side i bleve that thay are dated 1958 May 28 and have a call # of HB-21232PPL HB-21232PPN or something like that if you go to their sight you might find out some more information the frim that took the pic in question is Hedrich-Blessing and thay sitll are around the sdress for them is WWW.HEDRICHBLESSING.COM i would try the CHM first and then try the firm above.
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Does any one know the name of demoltion Co. ?
Some times when the Co. is contracted to demo a buld.
When the buld in question is in the middle the Co. takes pic for the record and for the web sight or use in getting more work.
Sort of a “look what we can do” thing.
I loved the Brighton Theater. I grew up there, watching probably 90% of the movies I’ve seen in my life at that theater. When they demolished it, I grabbed a whole box full of the facade to keep as a memorial of sorts and to share with friends who also wanted a piece.
I’ve had no luck getting pictures of the inside of the theater from the 70’s, and would just about donate a body organ to obtain some. :–)
Does anyone have any ideas of where I might find pictures of the inside? Surely they must exist!
Here is a profile from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s HAARGIS system. It includes a small picture.
Just an update to this theatre.
It sits unused behind a really bad looking chain link fence with a big sign on it that reads somthing like “THIS SPACE FOR RENT/LEASE”
I mean thay could have at least cot someone to buld on it before riping it down! I am form the Brightion Park neighborhood and i lived something like 4 or 5 blks.from it some of my childhood memories are at this theatre. O well thank you for you time and space.
I am writing a book on the Grimes sisters; would welcome comments like above.
The Grimes Girls! My Dad, who would be 91 if he was still alive, could not pass the Brighton without telling me about the Grimes Girls. From what I understand, the girls were found around 131st Street in Palos Hills. It was a pretty grisly crime for the day.
I have happier memories of the Brighton. I saw many Sinbad movies here!
The brighton was used for a Mexican arts center or something along those lines when it was torn down the 2 buldings next to it all so went a jewelery store and a coffie shop. I recall going to this theatre and we called it the brightion park theatre, i rember that the ticket booth was on the out side and when you bought your ticket you had to go up this very steep incline at the top of this incline was the popcorn stand the auditouium was entered via double doors on eather side of the stand, also this was the way up to the balc. but every time that we went it was closed to the public. The sight is not even being bult on as of yet just another empty lot with a fence aroud it.
The notorious case of the Grimes sisters, found murdered in the forest preserves in 1957, began at the Brighton theater as the girls attended an Elvis movie.