Englewood Theatre
726 W. 63rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60621
726 W. 63rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60621
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Previously operated by: Indiana-Illinois Theaters, Orpheum Circuit, RKO
Previous Names: RKO Englewood Theatre
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On Sunday, February 12, 1922, the Englewood Theatre ceased being a burlesque house and began showing motion pictures exclusively, starting with ‘Hail The Woman.’
Here is a 1982 photo of the Englewood:
http://tinyurl.com/dejg78
Here is a July 1915 ad from the Suburbanite Economist:
http://tinyurl.com/o6a7hg
Here is a March 1915 ad from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/m94fck
On Friday, April 24, 1959, The Englewood (along with many other theatres) was showing “HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL”. From the entertaining ad in the Tribune movie directory: TODAY- The Whole Town’s HAUNTED! 1st RUN! CHICAGOLAND Premieerie! ACCLAIMED THE SUPER-SHOCKER OF THE CENTURY! FIRST FILM WITH THE AMAZING NEW WONDER EMERGO…..THE THRILLS FLY RIGHT INTO THE AUDIENCE! Nominated for 13 SHOCK AWARDS! On Thursday, the movie ad advised ‘See it with someone with warm hands!’ I saw it across town at the Uptown;it seemed like every seat on the main floor was taken. “HOUSE” was also playing at the Granada, Century, Congress, Gateway, Imperial, Marbro, Avalon, Capitol, Jeffery, Peoples, Ramova, and many more…
I am writing the first book from the American point of view about 19th century rotunda panoramas. These were the biggest paintings in the world, 50 x 400=20,000 square feet, housed in their own rotundas which were 16-sided polygons. Chicago in 1893 had 6 panorama rotundas and 6 panorama companies.The Reed & Gross panorama company was located in Englewood along the Rock Island Railroad within easy walking distance of the home of attorney Howard H.Gross (1853-1920).From September 1885 through September 1888 the Reed & Gross company produced every 90 days a panorama of THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG or JERUSALEM ON THE DAY OF THE CRUCIFIXION for cities from coast to coast and beyond. I seek vintage photos of Englewood that might show the 5 story 16-sided panorama studio.Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps would not represent Englewood until 1894. I have much info to share from the pre-cinema era.
Here is a 1921 view of the Stratford and Englewood.
Undated photo added courtesy of Keith Scott.
Here and Here are THSA pictures.
December 25th, 1949 grand opening ad for its modernization.