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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Illinois » Chicago » Olympia Theatre

Olympia Theatre

Chicago, IL
4619 S. Ashland Avenue
, Chicago, IL, United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Renaissance Revival
Function: Unknown
Seats: 582
Chain: Schoenstadt
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Rapp & Rapp
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The Olympia opened in 1917 for the Schoenstadt circuit in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, not far from the former Union Stockyards (1865-1971).

The Olympia may have been an early Rapp & Rapp design. The firm later designed Schoenstadt's People's and Piccadilly Theatres.

After this 582-seat house was closed in 1950, it was gutted and a neighboring store expanded into the space.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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