Pickwick Theatre

5 S. Prospect Avenue,
Park Ridge, IL 60068

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Broan
Broan on May 4, 2012 at 7:15 am

The Pickwick is about 1/3 of the way through replacing the seats in the main auditorium with high-back, vinyl, rocker chairs. It’s… different.

Paul Fortini
Paul Fortini on January 29, 2012 at 6:22 am

I went here last night with my wife to see “The Descendants” in the main theater.

While it is a treasure, the place needs some work. Some of the tiles on the stairway leading to the men’s room are loose. I’d like to see the old water fountains restored too. And the men’s room needs some work.

ron1screen
ron1screen on November 28, 2011 at 9:22 pm

Absolutly gorgeous theatre. I do hope that when the owner states that the new screen will be “huge” that he isn’t planning to install it in front of the procienium. But still a treasure to be loved and protected.

btkrefft
btkrefft on August 9, 2011 at 2:39 pm

A 1930 photo of the Pickwick auditorium can be seen here.

Broan
Broan on April 16, 2011 at 1:16 pm

The Pickwick is set for renovations:
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I really hope the owner tries to do this with historic accuracy. Iannelli’s work was such a total architecture, and the finishes were a crucial part of the whole. The harmony was a huge part of the power.

I’ve added a number of historic photos to http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ctid302/

jwballer
jwballer on December 8, 2010 at 8:16 pm

The marquee needs a little renovation

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on July 16, 2010 at 4:29 pm

Very,Very, Nice.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 20, 2010 at 11:51 am

2010 photos of the Pickwick Theatre.
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Close up of the marquee detail.
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jwballer
jwballer on March 30, 2010 at 1:49 pm

A 3/11 Wurlitzer (model 225) was installed in the theatre in 1928.

jwballer
jwballer on January 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Theatre appears at # 121 on the 150 places to visit in illinois
http://www.illinoisgreatplaces.com/

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 16, 2009 at 3:12 pm

A nice recent night photo is here.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 13, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Here is a November 1928 ad from the Daily Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/n9jtt5

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 9, 2009 at 10:09 pm

Here is a July 1941 ad from the Daily Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/q7hq6e

CinemarkFan
CinemarkFan on January 14, 2009 at 2:09 pm

How wide is the screen in the main auditorium?

I haven’t been here yet, but I wonder if some 70MM revivals could be run in the future?

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm

Here is the Pickwick at night.

mp775
mp775 on August 18, 2008 at 12:58 pm

And the screen is bigger, the audience is better behaved, and the sound is probably better, too.

GFeret
GFeret on May 9, 2008 at 10:06 am

A personal recollection regarding seeing a movie (the first BATMAN w/Michael Keaton) @ the PickWick;

Took my 2 young sons here and it was (almost) their first time at a theater, and what they did spontaneously and totally on their own just bowled me over.

Because I’d long since forgotten, but I did it too when I was their age—when the movie started they just got up from their seats and sat themselves comfortably right down in the aisle! (And there remained).

On a different subject: if you find yourself frustrated, even mad when you’re at one of the chain multiplex cinemas (there’re 2 not terribly far from PW) because the big blockbuster pic that just opened is seats sold-out when you arrive there, remember the PickWick is a relatively fast drive down Greenwood/Cumberland or up Touhy Aves. And they certainly won’t be sold-out in their huge main auditorium.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 22, 2008 at 7:14 pm

This is another photo of the Pickwick Theater.

uptownadviser
uptownadviser on November 19, 2007 at 12:37 pm

I don’t think this is true: “Currently, the theater is a performing arts venue, managed by the Pickwick Theatre Council.”