Milford Theatre
3311 N. Pulaski Road,
Chicago,
IL
60641
3311 N. Pulaski Road,
Chicago,
IL
60641
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The Milford was opened in 1917 for the Ascher Brothers circuit, located on Crawford Street (now Pulaski Road) at Milwaukee Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood.
The Milford remained in operation longer than most of its contemporaries in the neighborhood, remaining open until 1990. The theater was demolished four years later. A CVS Pharmacy stands on the site today.
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My father use to take us here when we were Kids . We loved to spend time with him at the show here . I remember the MIlford Theater very well . They use to show two movies for 90 cents or so . You dont get a double feature no More , thats a thing of the past . We use to look forward to see the show with my dad that use to pick us up on the bus . I think back in 1990 or 1994 they tore it down for cvs . Its like all the other theaters in chicago north side that got torn down . The gate way was one of them too . I seen the return of the jedi there . Man this site brings back memorys in chicago , I love Chicago very much . I wish I had the money to move back there . I miss it very much and all the memories as well .
I remember my brother taking me to see E.T. And Windwalker there. I remember I was maybe 7 at the time. I remember walking out, and seeing some of the Lawndale GL hanging out front. Just smoking waiting on someone. I seen a few movies there, before leaving the area in 1987
Hi my name is Bill Boshears, My mom was the popcorn lady there. I to have alot of good memories from the Milford theatre, so when they were tearing it down i had to have the Milford sign, i bought the blue and yellows for $50 from the wreckers.I brought it to rockford,IL to hang up in a rec room and three letters were taken , and now i have to hang it up the MIL and the D and say some SOB stole my FOR, i was pretty upset for awhile of them taking those letters , but they cant take the memories.what a conversion piece now it is.
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Postcard view of the inside of the Milford Ballroom
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Another view of the Milford Theatre and Ballroom
Wonderful to see pictures of that fine old theater that no longer exists, except in my memory. Spent loads of my childhood there in the 1950’s. I sure miss it. Joanm65
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This opened on February 24th, 1917. Grand opening ad posted here.
Link to a photo of the Milford Ballroom when it “had seen better days”:
http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/photo-chicago-milford-ballroom-when-it-had-seen-better-days/photo-chicago-milford-ballroom-when-it-had-seen-better-days/
Gosh, it is sure nice to see that the Milford Theatre still lives on in other people’s memories. I grew up on Eddy street right by Addison and Pulaski. I can not tell you how many memories this topic, and location hold for me. I remember my Dad taking us there to see Towering Inferno, the line went all the way around the block. I remember the Jack in the Box across the street, Keystone drugstore, the whole area is some how ingrained in Technicolor inside of me. I really would like to go back, if only for one day, and ride my Schwinn Scrambler down for Baseball practice at Kilbourn Park, and wait on the porch for my day to come home from work. Well, he’s gone now, and the area doesn’t look the same. A bit sad.