Joy Theatre
1611 W. Roosevelt Road,
Chicago,
IL
60608
1611 W. Roosevelt Road,
Chicago,
IL
60608
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The above is almost certainly this Joy Theatre. Compare it with the photo linked to on the page of the other Joy Theatre, which is of the Roosevelt Road cinema.
This item from the Art Institute of Chicago might depict the Joy Theatre soon after its construction.
That makes sense, because the Cine Tampico was also listed in the 1953 yellow pages.
The Joy Theater is listed in a 12/1/74 article in the Chicago Tribune about the Spanish-language movie houses of Chicago. The article says the Gomez family purchased the Joy Theater in 1952 and renamed it the Tampico for the birthplace of the new owner’s wife. It also says that as of the date of the article, the Gomez family also owned and operated the Atlantic I & II, the San Juan, the Gayety and the Congress). This theater is actually listed as the Joy, however, and not the Tampico, in the Dec. 1974 Tribune story, which could just be an oversight.
Nice find.
I think so. Listed as Cine Tampico in 1960 yellow pages.
A Kimball theater organ size 2/7 was installed in a Joy (Orpheus)(Tampico) Theater. Is Tampico another aka name for this theater?