Comments from kencmcintyre

The Circle can be seen in this 1945 photo as well, also from Life:
http://tinyurl.com/69lyzw

There is also a clothing store at this address. The dance studio is 217 ½ N. Parkerson, which may be upstairs or a different part of the building. Retail should be added as a function.
http://www.divinefashions.biz/

Here is some information on the current occupant:
http://tinyurl.com/5muwp5

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5s8b3x

Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5sr6j2

Some additional photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/675yv5

It was a Paramount ad.

Here is part of a 6/30/68 article from the Daily Herald:

Addison’s newest outdoor theater, the Ski-Hi Drive-in on Rt. 53 two blocks north of North Avenue, opened Friday. The theater lot accommodates 2,200 cars on 25 blacktopped acres in a complex that cost more than $1 5 million. It is the only blacktopped theater in the Chicago metropolitan area.

The theater will show two completely independent programs on each screen every week The self-service refreshment stand is air-conditioned Built by the L Robert Jelmek family, the theater will be managed by the M & R Corp , as is the Jehnek’s Dundale Theater in Dundee. The Jelmek family pioneered in the drive-in theater business when they built the original Ski Hi Drive-In theater in Elmhurst 20 years ago. The original theater was taken by the state for highway purposes.

It says “Newly Remodeled and Embellished”. They must have done some work on the theater at that time. Here is an April 1967 ad from the Lima News:
http://tinyurl.com/6mfmca

Star on Vine Street, Hollywood:
http://tinyurl.com/5lhdwv

Here is a September 1923 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/6z434k

Here are some photos taken last night:
http://tinyurl.com/65dg3c
http://tinyurl.com/56bpnh
http://tinyurl.com/62excl
http://tinyurl.com/6mhqtj
http://tinyurl.com/5pube2

Here is a photo taken last night:
http://tinyurl.com/6paevy