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

Savoy Theatre

Chicago, IL
4346 W. Madison Street
, Chicago, IL, United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 486
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Savoy opened in 1913, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, on Madison Street, between Kildare and Kostner Avenues.

It could seat just under 500 and was built for the Simansky & Miller circuit. It was soon after taken over by the Lynch circuit, and by the 30s, was independently operated.

The Savoy was closed by 1950, and has long ago been torn down.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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A Barton theater organ was installed in the Savoy Theater in 1927.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 25, 2007 at 7:24am
The Savoy is still standing. Today it functions at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, and it was formerly Holy Raiders Revivals Church. The address is 4344 West Madison. A brick façade added in the 1980s conceals the original. The 2005 book How The Other Half Worships by Camilo José Vergara features photographs of this building from 1981, 1989, and 2003.
posted by mp775 on Oct 16, 2008 at 6:40pm
I believe this theater was shown in a 1953 theater owners' documentary about the financial devastation wrought by the 20% federal tax, plus other encroachments on the box office, such as television.

The doc is called "The Case Against the 20% Federal Admission Tax on Motion Picture Theaters" and is a treasure trove of theaters operating but in imminent trouble, including long looks at their still-open theaters, marquees, etc., and interviews with the owners.

There are also plenty of shots of already-closed theaters; the writing was really on the wall already.

TCM ran this movie on 11/1/09 at about 6am and I stumbled upon it by accident; I don't know when it will screen again but it is well worth seeking out.
posted by saps on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:47pm
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