Parkway Theatre

2738 N. Clark Street,
Chicago, IL 60614

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Parkway Theatre

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 27, 2009 at 6:08 pm

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 12, 2009 at 8:39 am

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Bruce
Bruce on June 30, 2009 at 9:59 am

Here’s one of my pictures of the Parkway from May 23, 2008:

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vicboda
vicboda on October 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm

I lived in this neighborhood in the mid 70s but I never went to this theater. I remember hearing that it was a real dump. By the time Landmark took it over I was long gone.

djg51qu
djg51qu on October 6, 2009 at 3:08 am

My first memory of the Parkway was seeing a line around the block for Harold and Maude. My first film there was Swept Away by Wertmueller in 1980. I think I saw Dr. Strangelove there 10 times. The other movie I loved seeing was Marat/Sade – I never missed it. There was once a film about Mahler…oh my god if I keep thinking of the films I saw there I’ll cry. Dr. Caligari…Strawdogs…2001…I DREAM that I am riding the 22 bus and I see that the Parkway has been reopened!!!!!!

I spent my teen years going there. I’d love to keep in touch with others who loved this place. I’m Dan – if you want to drop me a line. I live in New York City now and work as a teacher here.

rgeorge61
rgeorge61 on November 30, 2009 at 9:23 pm

I grew up on Belden & Clark when it was a working class area and the Parkway Theater wasn’t far from there. I first went there with my Mom and sisters and later went with friends seeing 2-3 movies in an afternoon in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. I saw movies that were never going to win any awards but it didn’t matter. I saw monster, horror, kung fu and any B-rated movie you could imagine. It was a great time and I will always remember the fun and friends.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on April 13, 2011 at 1:01 pm

I don’t see that this image from American Classic Images has been posted:

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danvincetquipatitur
danvincetquipatitur on April 13, 2011 at 2:06 pm

It is so good to see the Parkway again in the above image. I hadn’t seen it in years and forgot some of the details. Thank you.

I still literally have dreams that a “new” Parway has opened – I often dream I am riding the bus on my way there.

Tomorrow is my birthday so i’ll consider this image a present from God. Thank you for the Parkway and how it enriched my life. :)

btkrefft
btkrefft on July 31, 2011 at 11:45 am

A 1955-dated photo shows the Parkway in the background down Clark Street. Except for the streetcars, that side of the block doesn’t look too different today.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on July 31, 2011 at 4:45 pm

That’s a Martin Kennelly banner above the bus. The incumbent that Richard J. Daley would defeat to become Mayor of Chicago in April 1955.

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