Palace Theatre

5242 W. 25th Street,
Cicero, IL 60804

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on February 28, 2019 at 8:02 pm

This was a million dollar theatre that launched on March 13, 1927 with a $25,000 Barton organ. It went out of business on November 4, 1951 after showings of “Big Carnival” and “Angels in the Outfield.” On August 22, 1952, the Palace Bowl launched in the refurbished former theatre. It was renamed the Cermak Bowl and the City Council bought the business andvoted to raze the building in 2004 which occurred in 2005.

joe voypick
joe voypick on December 2, 2012 at 5:25 am

Weekend afternoons at the 40’s Palace featured movies and LIVE ACTS. Admission price for kids was really high, 25 cents compared to the other local places at 10 cents. One of the last films I saw there was 1948s Three Musketeers with Lana Turner.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on July 27, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Interesting photo posted on this blog:

http://bowlinghistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/palace-bowl.jpg

popcorn
popcorn on July 13, 2011 at 2:57 am

Searching for photos of when it was a movie theatre. I will keep in touch when I find some. My parents, grandparents and myself all grew up in this area. Thanks

popcorn
popcorn on July 13, 2011 at 2:54 am

Searching for photos of when it was a movie theatre. I will keep in touch when I find some.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 16, 2009 at 3:36 am

Two 1986 photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/d6bvbd
http://tinyurl.com/cqqwg5

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 20, 2008 at 4:05 am

There is a photo of the Palace Bowl on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/5o86bm

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 20, 2008 at 1:49 am

The caption for this interior photo states that the Palace is now a parking lot:
http://tinyurl.com/2o4r4m

GFeret
GFeret on October 16, 2007 at 8:02 pm

Sorry ‘bout this, but I’ve a strong feeling the 'status’ of the PALACE is now squarely under the heading of DEMOLISHED.

Someone (besides me that is) needs to travel by and conduct and official post mortem.

Buddkeith
Buddkeith on February 14, 2005 at 7:42 pm

The Palace Bowl has been sold to the town of Cicero and will demolished and rebuilt as a town health clinic.
Buddkeith

klimkm
klimkm on February 10, 2005 at 4:38 pm

I don’t remember the movie theatre but I do believe the facade of the subsequent “Palace Bowl” was in the movie “Uncle Buck”. I recognized it immediately!! I used to live in the neighborhood around there. Check it out next time you watch the movie.