Here is part of an article in the Daily Illinoisan dated 2/15/60:
Globe Theater Leased
A venture in the movie business has apparently paid off for the City of Christopher and the Christopher Area Betterment Assn. The City Council and the association bought the Globe Theater for $6,000 last year, equipped it with CABA money and donated labor, and has now leased it to Clyde Patton of Centralia. The lease calls for payment of $100 a month to the city, which holds the deed.
The theater building on East Market St., has had its ups and downs since it was constructed about 1916. Dwight Bacon, Christopher insurance agent, and former teamster, recalls working on the building when it was put up by Robert Cluster. Cluster later sold it to Reed, Yemm and Hayes, who operated a chain of theaters, including one at Du Quoin. Robert Cluster owned theaters in Benton and Salem, and his son Stewart now owns the Palace theater in Johnston City and the Marion Drive-in.
Bacon recalled the theater was closed once or twice, and purchased by the Fox-Midwest chain chain about 20 years ago. Patton was Christopher manager for the Fox-Midwest chain from 1953 to 1955 and is now manager of the chain’s Illinois Theater in Centralia. He will return to Christopher to open the Globe in early March.
Here is part of an article from the Decatur Herald dated 10/6/29:
NEW POLICY FOR LOCAL THEATERS
“What’s this thing for?"
"A Christmas present?"
"Huh?"
Those and similar comments have been heard by the doormen in the Lincoln, Empress and Bijou theaters all during the last week when they handed back to the patrons the stubs of their tickets. A week ago today, when Publix customs and ideas were put in action in the Great States theaters in Decatur, the practise of tearing the ticket in two and handing the patron back the end bearing the number was instituted. The plan is new to Decatur movie fans and has been the cause for much bewilderment on their part.
The patron, by retaining the stubs, actually is protecting himself. It is explained that should a person pay his way into the theater and after seeing a part of the show suddenly become aware of the fact that he has seen the picture before, he could get his money back at the box officeâ€"but only upon presentation of the stub. During the last week patrons have continued to walk nonchalantly by the doorman after handing him the ticket as has been the custom previously, leaving him frantically and futiley trying to give back the receipt.
This is part of an article from the Suburbanite Economist, dated 2/1/61. Fair Play for Cuba is best remembered by one of its former supporters, Lee Harvey Oswald.
ROSSEN TAKES OVER ASHLAND AVE. THEATER
John A. Rossen, chairman of the Chicago chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba committee, is president of a corporation operating the American theater at 8 N. Ashland, it was disclosed this week. Rossen is the former Communist party organizer who once operated the Cinema Annex theater near Kedzie and Madison, which specialized in the showing of Russian films, many criticized as being Red propaganda.
Rossen, who was a columnist for the Daily Worker, Russian propaganda newspaper, also publishes the Maverick, a pro-Communist newspaper. Rossen is listed as president of Empresas Latinas Inc., chartered April 12, 1960, to show Latin and Spanish films at the American theater. Julio Partillo is secretary-treasurer and Fred Rodrigues is manager. Both were associated with Rossen at the Senate theater after he left the Cinema Annex.
Here is part of a Tribune article dated 4/13/21. I don’t see that anyone has discussed Race as an AKA for this theater.
IRVING THEATER PROPERTY SOLD FOR $450,000
One of the northwest side’s large movie properties, the Race Theater building at the southwest corner of Irving Park boulevard and Crawford avenue, was sold yesterday by Charles O. Race of Charles O. Race & Co.
Bert Schreiber, Chicago real estate operator and more lately identified with the Florida realty boom, yesterday sold the Calo theater property, at the northwest corner of Clark and Baimoral, 185x125, to Otto C. Kraemer, for an indicated $350,000.
Here is a 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5h565y
More photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/5c5jux
That doesn’t look like Art Deco to me.
Here is a 1956 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/56gxcx
Here is a 1966 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/6xum85
Here is a 1956 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/54v5rv
Here is part of an article in the Daily Illinoisan dated 2/15/60:
Globe Theater Leased
A venture in the movie business has apparently paid off for the City of Christopher and the Christopher Area Betterment Assn. The City Council and the association bought the Globe Theater for $6,000 last year, equipped it with CABA money and donated labor, and has now leased it to Clyde Patton of Centralia. The lease calls for payment of $100 a month to the city, which holds the deed.
The theater building on East Market St., has had its ups and downs since it was constructed about 1916. Dwight Bacon, Christopher insurance agent, and former teamster, recalls working on the building when it was put up by Robert Cluster. Cluster later sold it to Reed, Yemm and Hayes, who operated a chain of theaters, including one at Du Quoin. Robert Cluster owned theaters in Benton and Salem, and his son Stewart now owns the Palace theater in Johnston City and the Marion Drive-in.
Bacon recalled the theater was closed once or twice, and purchased by the Fox-Midwest chain chain about 20 years ago. Patton was Christopher manager for the Fox-Midwest chain from 1953 to 1955 and is now manager of the chain’s Illinois Theater in Centralia. He will return to Christopher to open the Globe in early March.
Here is part of an article from the Decatur Herald dated 10/6/29:
NEW POLICY FOR LOCAL THEATERS
“What’s this thing for?"
"A Christmas present?"
"Huh?"
Those and similar comments have been heard by the doormen in the Lincoln, Empress and Bijou theaters all during the last week when they handed back to the patrons the stubs of their tickets. A week ago today, when Publix customs and ideas were put in action in the Great States theaters in Decatur, the practise of tearing the ticket in two and handing the patron back the end bearing the number was instituted. The plan is new to Decatur movie fans and has been the cause for much bewilderment on their part.
The patron, by retaining the stubs, actually is protecting himself. It is explained that should a person pay his way into the theater and after seeing a part of the show suddenly become aware of the fact that he has seen the picture before, he could get his money back at the box officeâ€"but only upon presentation of the stub. During the last week patrons have continued to walk nonchalantly by the doorman after handing him the ticket as has been the custom previously, leaving him frantically and futiley trying to give back the receipt.
Here is a sketch from an 8/12/37 article in the Southeast Economist regarding the theater’s grand opening:
http://tinyurl.com/6qfynx
This is part of an article from the Suburbanite Economist, dated 2/1/61. Fair Play for Cuba is best remembered by one of its former supporters, Lee Harvey Oswald.
ROSSEN TAKES OVER ASHLAND AVE. THEATER
John A. Rossen, chairman of the Chicago chapter of the Fair Play for Cuba committee, is president of a corporation operating the American theater at 8 N. Ashland, it was disclosed this week. Rossen is the former Communist party organizer who once operated the Cinema Annex theater near Kedzie and Madison, which specialized in the showing of Russian films, many criticized as being Red propaganda.
Rossen, who was a columnist for the Daily Worker, Russian propaganda newspaper, also publishes the Maverick, a pro-Communist newspaper. Rossen is listed as president of Empresas Latinas Inc., chartered April 12, 1960, to show Latin and Spanish films at the American theater. Julio Partillo is secretary-treasurer and Fred Rodrigues is manager. Both were associated with Rossen at the Senate theater after he left the Cinema Annex.
Loopnet still has the ad posted, but says the building is no longer available. Maybe in escrow or they took it off the market.
Listed at 3826 W. Madison in the 1953 yellow pages. Phone number was NEvada 8-6000.
Listed at 2651 N. Clark in the 1953 yellow pages. Phone number was DIvrsy 8-5567.
The Capitol Theatre was on East Main Street, according to this site:
http://tinyurl.com/54qewm
Pulaski was Crawford, I think. It does say “Race Theater building”. I guess the Irving was in the Race Theater building, which is kind of odd.
Here is part of a Tribune article dated 4/13/21. I don’t see that anyone has discussed Race as an AKA for this theater.
IRVING THEATER PROPERTY SOLD FOR $450,000
One of the northwest side’s large movie properties, the Race Theater building at the southwest corner of Irving Park boulevard and Crawford avenue, was sold yesterday by Charles O. Race of Charles O. Race & Co.
Here is part of a Tribune article dated 2/10/25;
Bert Schreiber, Chicago real estate operator and more lately identified with the Florida realty boom, yesterday sold the Calo theater property, at the northwest corner of Clark and Baimoral, 185x125, to Otto C. Kraemer, for an indicated $350,000.
And another sale five years earlier:
http://tinyurl.com/6rkclh
Here is an October 1944 story about the sale of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/6rqp9a
Is this the Varsity in Milwaukee? Photo is dated 1951.
http://tinyurl.com/5t7a2z
Looks like Racine, BW. I will check.
All the parade photos were in Chicago, according to the caption. Perhaps an AKA for a Chicago theater that’s already been listed.
John Derek was an actor in the early fifties. He co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in “Knock on Any Door”, which was 1954, I think.
Not Life, Warren, that was me. There was no identification on the photo.
The McVickers Theater can be seen in the background of this 1950 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/6f75v7