Hub Theater
1746 W. Chicago Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60622
1746 W. Chicago Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60622
3 people
favorited this theater
The Hub Theater opened around 1913, in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, on Chicago Avenue near Hermitage Avenue.
Its was designed by David Saul Klafter, an architect more known in Chicago for his residental architecture.
The Hub closed as a movie house in the very early 1990s, and the building has been converted into office space.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater
Recent comments (view all 22 comments)
So the Hub theatre continued to operate into the mid 70s, possibly to 1980 or beyond? And the Alvin, Armitage, Royal, and others? Once these theatres disappeared from the movie listings in the early 70s, I assumed they were closed for good. Glad to know they flourished- at least for a while-as Spanish language theatres. Thanks for the information, Bryan.
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d6qaac
Here’s a picture from yesterday.
View link
I grew up near the Hub and saw Dean Martin in a Matt Helm movie there. Good times.
Hey, JClaudio, I used to work with you at the Cinema Theatre. I hope all is well with you. Mr. U. passed away in May, 2004. If you know anyone with money let’s restore and re-open the Village Theatre. Maybe we could go across the street and grab the old Cinema marquee from the Chicago History Museum. Send me a message at If you noticed, I’m paying tribute to Oscar Brotman (1915-1994) with my e-mail address. He was Chicago’s last showman. I hope to hear from you soon. Take care.—-Tim O'Neill
This looks like a pretty small theater from the street, but satellite view shows that it telescopes as it goes back. Seating capacity was 769 in 1916, not 400.
I can’t seem to find a CT listing for a Park Theatre, which in this 1930 trade article was reported to be situated at Chicago Avenue & Washington Boulevard. Can anyone help? archive
Chicago Avenue and Washington Boulevard are both east-west oriented streets one mile apart from each other and don’t intersect. The caption on that picture is incorrect.
Here is a circa 1991 or 1992 photo of the Hub http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmklein/3439742729/in/set-72157607401896889/
I actually went here at times from 1989-94. Wasn’t bad at first, But seemingly things went progressively downhill. And in it’s last year?, Need I say more?. But I do miss this theatre being around, And wished that it were maintained more professionally.