I corrected the description.
The photo I added posted before I could give it a full description. 1951 photo courtesy of IIRC via Scott Grieg on Forgotten Chicago FB page.
Being prepped for demolition.
Not conversion to the Joyland. That occurred in 1930.
WTTW piece about a Dillinger Museum in Crown Point Indiana.
There are pics of a mini replica marquee in the link at the bottom.
Copy and paste to view.
1927 photo added courtesy of the John Chuckman Collection.
1977 photo credit Garry Winogrand, 1928-1984. There are multiple galleries of his work on the web.
Oliver Reed got top billing. His “L” is fittingly tipsy…
1961 photo added courtesy of Gregory Russell.
1939 photo added courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.
Original Shorpy link.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/16914
I uploaded the 1-29-22 roof collapse photo from the below Shorpy link.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/16914
I corrected the description. The photo I added posted before I could give it a full description. 1951 photo courtesy of IIRC via Scott Grieg on Forgotten Chicago FB page. Being prepped for demolition. Not conversion to the Joyland. That occurred in 1930.
I added Broan’s LIFE Magazine photo to the album. In case the link goes dead. It is from 1943 based on the John Wayne film “In Old Oklahoma”.
February 11th-15th, 1982 photo added, courtesy of the John Chuckman Collection. Mayor Byrne’s “Loop Alive”.
Added a 07/19/15 photo. Photo credit, copyright and courtesy of the Vintage Roadside Facebook page.
Several interior photos added too. All via the Lost Ottawa Facebook page.
Projection booth photo added, credit & courtesy of Linda Pichette, via the Lost Ottawa Facebook page.
1954 photo of the Capitol Theatre projection booth added. Courtesy of the Lost Ottawa Facebook page, via the City of Ottawa Archives, CA003459.
Great exterior photo added, courtesy of the Lost Ottawa Facebook page, via the City of Ottawa Archives, CA037292.
1972 photo as the Paris Theatre added courtesy of the Classic Hollywood/Los Angeles/SFV Facebook page
1972 Chicago Tribune photo added via Tim O'Neill.
WTTW piece about a Dillinger Museum in Crown Point Indiana. There are pics of a mini replica marquee in the link at the bottom. Copy and paste to view.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/07/28/john-dillinger-returns-crown-point-opening-new-museum
3 more photos added, credit and courtesy of the Cruisen Red Lodge Car & Bike Show Facebook page. That red Chevy gets around…
For sale now. Copy & paste to view.
http://www.oldhousedreams.com/2015/07/22/1915-movie-theater-winterset-ia/
1950 photo added courtesy of Patric Morrison.
1974 ad added courtesy of Ted Okuda.
Full history here. Copy and paste to view.
http://www.historygrandrapids.org/company/4217/keiths-empress
Address should be corrected/changed to 145 E. Flagler Street.
Just added a crisper version of the 1947 photo, via the I Grew Up In South Florida in the 60’s 70’s and 80’s too Facebook page.
Photo from the Fairmount Historical Museum.
http://www.jamesdeanartifacts.com/
They also now have a Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/MainStreetFairmount.org?fref=photo