Woodlawn Theatre

1326 E. 63rd Street,
Chicago, IL 60637

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rivest266
rivest266 on November 14, 2016 at 4:08 pm

This opened on August 15th, 1937. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section.

GFeret
GFeret on June 1, 2015 at 1:05 pm

that’s a beautiful color photo (transparency) of the 1951 Woodlawn theatre because it also includes the streetcar there. In 1966 I took the CTA el to the Jackson Park terminal with my buddy Ernie V.

davidplomin
davidplomin on May 31, 2015 at 4:51 pm

I love the unique marquee letters! Deco!

WayOutWardell
WayOutWardell on October 24, 2014 at 7:59 am

Wow, how did they manage to convince the CTA to allow their marquee to wrap around the Jackson Park El support beam?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 30, 2008 at 1:02 pm

Here is a sketch from an 8/12/37 article in the Southeast Economist regarding the theater’s grand opening:
http://tinyurl.com/6qfynx