Panorama Theatre

5110 S. Prairie Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60615

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Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on December 13, 2007 at 4:09 pm

I can see those comparisons as well. I think the Adelphi comes to mind first because I have seen it more times.

Broan
Broan on December 13, 2007 at 10:56 am

What it should remind you of is the Morse/Co-Ed – the facades are extremely similar. Also, note that the terra cotta over the entrance of the Morse is a virtually identical design to that at the Village North. Also similar are the Bertha, Broadway and Village North designs. Grossman and Proskauer seem to have had something of a template.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on December 13, 2007 at 10:13 am

Never picked up on this location before. That is a nice building. Kind of reminds me of the Adelphi on N. Clark St.

I can’t believe the bar occupies space going all the way to the rear auditorium wall. I wonder what else is back there? Just storage space I suppose.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 11, 2007 at 7:06 pm

A Kimball theater organ was installed in the Panorama Theater in 1914.

Broan
Broan on March 13, 2007 at 2:59 pm

I’m told the bar that currently occupies the space has a great genuine deco interior.

btkrefft
btkrefft on March 13, 2007 at 2:56 pm

Nice pic, Brian. For the age of this building, the terra-cotta is really well preserved and intact. I really like the lion’s heads, you don’t see those very often in Chicago-area terra-cotta. The face in the keystone of the terra-cotta arch in the center looks interesting too, almost like Mercury, although I’m sure it’s actually a female.

Broan
Broan on March 13, 2007 at 2:40 pm

Here are photos of this theatre.

Broan
Broan on March 11, 2007 at 8:00 am

Architects were Grossman & Proskauer.