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captain54 commented about 1961 Sun-Times photo. on Jan 23, 2017 at 7:59 pm

The date is posted as 1961, but two films on the marquee weren’t released until 1963

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captain54 commented about Jeffery Theater on Feb 19, 2012 at 1:12 am

that’s entirely possible..I remember it being a small place with a few tables… I remember it being next to an alley. My Dad told me a story about a customer that took my Dad into that alley and threatened to shoot him.

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captain54 commented about Jeffery Theater on May 28, 2010 at 1:59 pm

my Dad owned a cocktail lounge/bar at 71st and Jeffrey, but no living family members can recall exactly where it was….it was somewhere at that intersection, and he owned it in the late 50’s/early 60’s….it was called “the Boulevard Room”….anyone with any info would be greatly appreciated.

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captain54 commented about Carnegie Theatre on Apr 21, 2010 at 12:34 pm

thanks David….very interesting….

do you have any info on “Isbell’s” .. closing? opening? I know the owner/founder was instrumental in the Ramada Inn chain… I see that marquee in many vintage pix of Rush St.

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captain54 commented about Carnegie Theatre on Mar 31, 2010 at 10:55 pm

In the picture posted by Ken Mc, does anyone know what the establishment with the B/G sign at the SE corner of Rush and Oak was?