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  • <p>1982 photo credit John P. Keating Jr.</p>
  • <p>United Artists auditorium, as seen from balcony.</p>
  • <p>1970 photo via Tim O'Neill.</p>
  • <p>Reflection of the United Artists marquee in the bus window has “Lucky Lady” which opened solo on Christmas Day `75. So “Take A Hard Ride” was likely added the end of January or in February.</p> <p>1/30/76-2/19/76 photo credit Special Collections Center, Bradley University</p>
  • <p>1/24/64-2/25/64 photo via Vintag.Es.</p>
  • <p>My mother on the left and her friend Jane. 10/21/64-11/03/64 photo credit Robert Orr. Originally taken by one of the street photographers who regularly roamed Randolph Street. On the United Artists Theatre marquee is “I’d Rather Be Rich”.</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times Thursday newspaper showing what was playing at the HI-WAY theater. Newspaper was from July 17, 1980. During the 80’s the theater was showing a lot of X-rated movies. Only adults 21 and older were allowed in. Video cassettes (VHS tapes) were sold in the lobby as this ad shows.</p>
  • <p>Picture of the lobby during a Saturday morning free kids show sponsored by the bank across the street.</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Monday, January 27, 1986, showing what was playing at the Hi-Way Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Bel-Air Drive-In 1999.</p>
  • <p>After abandonment.</p>
  • <p>From the Olympic Theatre’s Facebook site.</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Monday, January 27, 1986, showing what was playing at the Olympic Theatre</p>
  • <p>Circa 1988 photo via Tim O'Neill.</p>
  • <p>1984 photo</p>
  • <p>5/08/64-5/26/64 photo, photographer unknown.</p>
  • <p>December 1965 photo courtesy Reddit.</p>
  • <p>2/28/83-3/06/83 photo credit John Chuckman Collection.</p>
  • <p>Christmas 1964 photo credit David Carr.</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Monday, January 27, 1986, showing what was playing at the Oak Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Oak Theatre left of center. 1993 photo credit Don Hammontree.</p>
  • <p>A photo of me from the late 70s and early 80s dancing in the Oak Theater Amateur Night Contest. I often won the Amateur Night Contest and was so proud to be the winner those nights.</p>
  • <p>Photo credit American Classic Images. Minus their watermark somehow…</p>