Marshfield Theater

1650 W. Roosevelt Road,
Chicago, IL 60608

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JAlex
JAlex on December 28, 2009 at 6:01 am

Was this one of the theatres operated by O. T. Crawford, of St. Louis, in the early 19-teens?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on October 23, 2007 at 12:28 pm

Fair enough. I know the department store is, or was, a big deal in Chicago and I thought there might some relationship.

btkrefft
btkrefft on October 23, 2007 at 12:06 pm

Ken, from the Chicago History Museum:

“Named by Henry Gilpin subdivider in 1869.
Land was a marsh or swamp and named after Marshfield, Mass.”

Marshfield Avenue is a block or so north of the former site of the theater.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on October 23, 2007 at 11:38 am

Any connection with the Marshall Fields department store?

Broan
Broan on October 22, 2007 at 2:23 pm

In 1910

Broan
Broan on October 22, 2007 at 2:22 pm

The Marshfield was designed by Alexander Levy according to the building permit index.