Atlas Theater
4711 S. State Street,
Chicago,
IL
60609
4711 S. State Street,
Chicago,
IL
60609
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The Atlas opened in 1914 on State Street at 47th Street, in the Taylor Park neighborhood (not far from today’s I-90/94). This nearly 700-seat theater operated into the 1940s before closing. Afterward, it was converted over to retail use, and last housed a nightclub, which closed several years ago.
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The theater was opened at a cost of $50,000, according to some old newspaper advertisements.
It certainly doesn’t look like it ever cost that much. If it’s the building I think it is, it’s 1-story, with a faux stone and brick facade, with a small terra cotta fragment on the side.
A Kimball theater organ was installed in the Atlas Theater in 1914.
The auditorium seems to have been removed at some point. The lobby and floor seem to remain. It also sort of looks like this started as a smaller theater that was later expanded.
Also, seating may have been closer to 625.
Recent photos of this theatre are HERE
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/39jcll