Eastside Theater
10555 S. Ewing Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60617
10555 S. Ewing Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60617
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The Eastside Theater opened in 1922, at Ewing Avenue between 105th Street and 106th Street, in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago, not far from the Illinois-Indiana border.
The Eastside Theater closed in 1951. There is a medical center at this address today, but as to whether it is housed in the former theater or a new structure is unknown.
Any further information on this theater would be appreciated.
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Bryan Krefft
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In the book “IMAGES of AMERICA- CHICAGO’S SOUTHEAST SIDE” by Rod Sellers, there is a nice pic of the East Side theatre on page 34. Nice shot of the marquee;“THE OUTLAW” with Jane Russell is playing along with a second feature. The year is 1950. The EastSide theatre was one of the first theatres to convert to “talkies” in the late 20s. Also on page 34, a photo of the Gayety; on page 33 is a nice shot of the Commercial theatre(marquee and entrance).According to the text, at one time 17 theatres were operating on the Southeast side!
A Kilgen theater organ opus 4411 was installed in the East Side Theater in 1928.
Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2d5osb
There is currently a Royal Savings Bank at this address, in a more recent (1960s?) structure.
Can you be sure it’s not just heavily remodeled?