Crawford Theater

19 S. Pulaski Road,
Chicago, IL 60624

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Broan
Broan on January 21, 2013 at 1:53 am

There are good areas and bad areas of Garfield Park. This is not a bad area – there’s business and new development. How are you judging danger?

JAYJay
JAYJay on January 20, 2013 at 11:45 pm

BEWARE, DANGER LURKS ON EVERY STREET CORNER IN THAT AREA NOW AND HAS FOR OVER 40 YEARS !!!!

Scott
Scott on September 22, 2012 at 6:26 am

I’ve never seen a picture of this theatre. I barely remember it from my youth, and I would love to see a picture to remind me of what it looked like.

BobbyS
BobbyS on April 16, 2012 at 5:11 am

Saturdays were wonderful at the library and the Crawford next door followed by a soda in the 1950’s. Great times.

amoswald
amoswald on February 5, 2011 at 7:12 pm

I think they showed the Mexican vampire flicks even in the early 60s.

LouisRugani
LouisRugani on January 19, 2011 at 11:26 pm

(July 24, 1947) LICENSE DRIVE HITS 7 LOCAL MOVIE HOUSES
When the city’s drive on license violators hit theaters last week, seven West Side movie houses made quick amends in their admission prices. In view of speedy corrections of the violations, Judge Cecil Smith discharged the cases.
Theaters affected and their maximum prices were: Tiffin, 4045 North, 40 cents; West End, 121 N. Cicero, 40 cents; Byrd, 4730 Madison, 40 cents; Symphony, 4921 Chicago, 40 cents; Crawford, 19 S. Crawford, 40 cents; K and C, 306 S, Cicero, 25 cents; and the Plaisance, 466 N. Parkside, 40 cents.

GFeret
GFeret on February 9, 2010 at 5:38 pm

Can’t be sure which was the last film I saw here at CRAWFORD;
either
THE INNOCENTS (Deborah Kerr) 1963
or
THE HAUNTING (Julie Harris) 1961

those 2 old spooky (for my young age then) B&W titles’re now running together in my distant memory

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 26, 2008 at 4:34 am

In 1960 it was still listed as the Crawford in the Chicago yellow pages.

KenC
KenC on December 21, 2006 at 2:53 am

I’ve heard of theatres giving away dishes on certain weeknights in the 30s, 40s, even the 1950s. This caught my eye and surprised me: From the Chicago Tribune movie listings on Saturday, April 1, 1939: CRAWFORD 19 S. Craw. “STAR REPORTER” “NEXT TIME I MARRY” 3 CREAM SOUPS FREE At One Time to Ladies Paying Evening Price.

JAY12
JAY12 on February 22, 2006 at 6:52 pm

If memory serves me the CRAWFORD theater was renamed the NATIONAL in the 60s showing low budget spanish & kung-fu type movies.
Does anyone agree with me.

wangerin214
wangerin214 on June 24, 2005 at 3:13 pm

The organ was a 1913 Wangerin from Milwaukee, WI.

btkrefft
btkrefft on May 20, 2005 at 3:52 am

The 1945 Film Daily Yearbook shows the Crawford seating 1210.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on June 8, 2004 at 11:23 pm

I worked around the corner on Madison St. in the late 60’s and remember that this theater had gone to Spanish-language features by then. I even took in a Mexican vampire flick there once. Fun is fun, no matter what the language.