Forsythe Theatre

4608 Indianapolis Boulevard,
East Chicago, IN 46312

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 14, 2018 at 10:10 am

The August 7, 1915, issue of The American Contractor said that contracts were being let for a 50'x135' theater building at East Chicago for Joseph Hartley. The project had been designed by architect L. Harry Warriner.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 23, 2017 at 5:50 am

This opened as the Hartley theatre on October 6th, 1916 and renamed around October 6th, 1923.

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12566832/hartley_theatre_opening/

Grand opening ads in the photo section.

SpookyKabuki
SpookyKabuki on August 22, 2010 at 8:13 pm

There is a picture on View link (Pic #45), but when you click it the whole thing doesn’t load (although you can see the full pic as a thumbnail.