Rose Theatre
3034 Rose Street,
Franklin Park,
IL
60131
3034 Rose Street,
Franklin Park,
IL
60131
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What was the last movie shown before they closed the theater for good? just want to know….
Here are two photos from 1949:
Exterior Photo
Interior Photo
Makes sense to me Joe. The Rose is not listed in 1945. It is listed in 1950 with no seat count given. In 1955 the seating was 600 as I already posted last November.
The opening date of 1941 currently given is wrong. The Rose had recently opened when it was featured in the April 2, 1949, issue of Boxoffice Magazine. The all aluminum pre-fab metal building was built by the Reynolds Metal Company, and adapted for theater use by Fairfield Enterprises Inc., designers and builders. The 600-seat house was built for $60 a seat, compared to a cost of $150 to $200 a seat for conventional theater construction at the time.
In 1955 the Rose Theater had 600 seats.
I lived in Schiller Park. Went to the Rose often. Saw House On Haunted Hill and Premature Burial there as a teen. Carol Ries
In a 1970 Chicago Tribune movie listing, this theater is listed as the Village Cinema, playing Russ Meyer’s “Vixen” and “The Party” with Peter Sellers.
Aaron in the seveties the Rose screened adult movies if my memory is correct.
Dose anybody know what was the last movie shown at the rose?…I would like to know.