Jazz Age Chicago’s early theatres index shows this at 276 S State; however, that’s on the northeast corner of State and Jackson, which doesn’t jibe with the description. Their description of the theatre, however, does agree with the description here.
Correct address is 3162 N Lincoln.
Jazz Age Chicago also shows this as having once been named the Lincoln Hippodrome; however this entry shows what was apparently the post-widening seating of 1530, their entry under Lincoln-Belmont shows the Belmont’s address and their early theatres entry shows it as “Lincoln/Lincoln-Belmont”, so make what you will of that.
Digitalpast seems to have changed their directory system. View link should be the new URL, but if it expires, simply search for deerpath on digitalpast.org. Some other promotional material from the theatre is also viewable this way.
Think of all the ‘Paramount’ theatres that are still around. Think about the Sears Tower. Any number of buildings retain old corporate identities. One somewhat early example would be the old United Artists in Chicago- It was only owned by UA for a few years, and Balaban & Katz for most of its existence. I really doubt anyone would try to make them change it- if anything, it only enhances the Loews corporate image.
The Esquire was gutted and remodeled by the Gelick Foran Associates in 1989. When it reopened, the chain was M&R/Loews. The lobby appears to be mostly the same as it was in the original building. An article on the renovation was published, “The March of Time-the Remaking of Chicago’s Esquire”, Inland Architect, November 1991
I read in a book today that the Aardvark was originally held in Poor Richard’s, an old town establishment, and later operated out of the Second City space on off-nights
<http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/fsa/8c00000/8c00600/8c00649r.jpg>Here</a> is a chicago daily news photo of the Regal at night in 1941, and here is a photo of the lobby. Here is the reverse view of the main photo above. Here is the box office.
I would guess that the theatre was trying to profit from association with the department store, as the Boston, Rose, and Alcazar were kitty-corner from the Boston Store. Also, Jazz Age Chicago shows an address of 79 W Madison for this theatre.
View link Here is a 1911 image of the then-Columbia theatre shortly before opening, from the Library of Congress View link Here is an interior view while under construction
I’d always wondered that too, and when I decided to track it down today, I realized that this must have been it. I had a friend who had worked at the alley, but he was unable to find out if it had been one either. Today I decided to track it down, and I had the most difficult time figuring it out once I realized the address was incorrect, until I realized ‘Claremont’ was a contraction, so I figured it must be in very close proximity, and the Alley certainly fits the image of a 1913, 624 seat house to a T. Thank you for finding that Granada link too- very interesting.
Some interior photos and restoration information are available at View link
Some interior photos and restoration information are available at http://www.conradschmitt.com/CaseStudies/wang.asp
Some interior photos are available at View link
Jim-
If you see the comment I posted on September 30, 2004, there is an article about the creation of the new marquee. It is LED and Fiber Optic.
Was this previously known as the New Park? Jazz Age Chicago has a New Park Theatre listed with 1000 seats as of 1923 at 342 E 51st.
The Chateau was apparently 2 doors down from the Vogue.
Jazz Age Chicago’s early theatres index shows this at 276 S State; however, that’s on the northeast corner of State and Jackson, which doesn’t jibe with the description. Their description of the theatre, however, does agree with the description here.
Correct address is 3162 N Lincoln.
Jazz Age Chicago also shows this as having once been named the Lincoln Hippodrome; however this entry shows what was apparently the post-widening seating of 1530, their entry under Lincoln-Belmont shows the Belmont’s address and their early theatres entry shows it as “Lincoln/Lincoln-Belmont”, so make what you will of that.
Digitalpast seems to have changed their directory system. View link should be the new URL, but if it expires, simply search for deerpath on digitalpast.org. Some other promotional material from the theatre is also viewable this way.
Think of all the ‘Paramount’ theatres that are still around. Think about the Sears Tower. Any number of buildings retain old corporate identities. One somewhat early example would be the old United Artists in Chicago- It was only owned by UA for a few years, and Balaban & Katz for most of its existence. I really doubt anyone would try to make them change it- if anything, it only enhances the Loews corporate image.
Click the word ‘Here’. It is a link.
The Esquire was gutted and remodeled by the Gelick Foran Associates in 1989. When it reopened, the chain was M&R/Loews. The lobby appears to be mostly the same as it was in the original building. An article on the renovation was published, “The March of Time-the Remaking of Chicago’s Esquire”, Inland Architect, November 1991
I’d agree on the Radio store interpretation; after all, it wasn’t named Radio until 1936 and the photo is clearly earlier
I read in a book today that the Aardvark was originally held in Poor Richard’s, an old town establishment, and later operated out of the Second City space on off-nights
That should be 265, not 299
Jazz Age Chicago shows the Garden on Taylor with a capacity of 299. It shows another Garden on Marshfield with a 1077 capacity.
Here is a photo from the Library of Congres
<http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/fsa/8c00000/8c00600/8c00649r.jpg>Here</a> is a chicago daily news photo of the Regal at night in 1941, and here is a photo of the lobby. Here is the reverse view of the main photo above. Here is the box office.
Here is the correct link for the above comment
Here is a 1906 photo of the Grand Opera House.
I would guess that the theatre was trying to profit from association with the department store, as the Boston, Rose, and Alcazar were kitty-corner from the Boston Store. Also, Jazz Age Chicago shows an address of 79 W Madison for this theatre.
View link Here is a 1911 image of the then-Columbia theatre shortly before opening, from the Library of Congress
View link Here is an interior view while under construction
Jazz Age Chicago shows this as having once been named Esthena
Photos here: View link
I’d always wondered that too, and when I decided to track it down today, I realized that this must have been it. I had a friend who had worked at the alley, but he was unable to find out if it had been one either. Today I decided to track it down, and I had the most difficult time figuring it out once I realized the address was incorrect, until I realized ‘Claremont’ was a contraction, so I figured it must be in very close proximity, and the Alley certainly fits the image of a 1913, 624 seat house to a T. Thank you for finding that Granada link too- very interesting.