Kozy Theatre
40 S. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60603
40 S. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60603
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An article dated 9/17/13 from the Chicago Tribune:
New Theater For Clark Street
E.F. Keebler & Co. have leased for John R. Thompson to John Murphy, Patrick Breen, and Peter Kennedy as trustees of the Chicago aerie, No. 19 Fraternal Order of Eagles, the second, third and fourth floors, all being above the store floor, in the building at 40 South Clark street, for 10 years, at a term of $27,000. The premises will be occupied as club and lodge rooms. The first floor has been extensively remodeled and will be occupied for theater purposes by Mr. Thompson.
The Kozy either closed or was closed by July of 1930, per this article from the 7/30/30 Chicago Tribune:
West Coast Man Plans Chain of Chicago Cafes
John H. Leighton, California restauranteur, operating under the name of Leighton Cooperative Industries, has leased the lower part of the four story building at 40 South Clark street, now occupied by the Cozy theater, for twenty years. The moving picture playhouse, which occupies the space formerly used for the first and second floors of the building, will be torn out, and the second floor restored. The west coast restaurant man will then install his second Chicago eating establishment on the two floors. The lot area is 24x81. Between $35,000 and $40,000 will be spent in remodeling the premises into a modern eating place.
It will be operated along new lines, it is claimed, with both self-service and waiters. It will open to the public in about two months. Mr. Leighton opened his first Chicago restaurant a short time ago at 57 East Adams street. He expects to open a chain of twenty-five eating places in Chicago within the next two years, it is stated.