Elmo Theater
2404 W. Van Buren Street,
Chicago,
IL
60612
2404 W. Van Buren Street,
Chicago,
IL
60612
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Located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, near the intersection of Van Buren Street and Western Avenue, the nearly-800 seat Elmo opened in 1913. It closed in the early 30s, and reopened in the mid-30s, continuing to operate into the 50s. It was demolished to make way for the Congress (later renamed Eisenhower) Expressway.
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There was once a downtown Chicago grindhouse called the Studio, at the intersection of Van Buren and Michigan. I believe that it was previously known as the Punch & Judy, and had about 300 seats. Does it have a listing at Cinema Treasures? I can’t find it under either name. An address of 64 E. Van Buren is given in the 1957 Film Daily Year Book, but the building numbers could have been changed in the intervening 50 years.
The Punch and Judy is listed here as the Capri Cinema.
Thanks! It did not show up in any of my searches. I guess that it had too many other names to fit into the search engine.
If this theater was torn down for an expressway built in the 1950s then the cars in the photos must be capable of time travel. Doesn’t really look like Chicago either. I like the marquee though. Which Elmo is that, really?
RickB;You are correct, the photograph above is not this Elmo Theatre. It is a photograph of the Elmo Theatre, St. Elmo, IL, which has its own page on Cinema Treasures #7601