Crawford Theater
19 S. Pulaski Road,
Chicago,
IL
60624
19 S. Pulaski Road,
Chicago,
IL
60624
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Saturdays were wonderful at the library and the Crawford next door followed by a soda in the 1950’s. Great times.
I think they showed the Mexican vampire flicks even in the early 60s.
(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.
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
In 1960 it was still listed as the Crawford in the Chicago yellow pages.
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.
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.
The organ was a 1913 Wangerin from Milwaukee, WI.
The 1945 Film Daily Yearbook shows the Crawford seating 1210.
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.