The new theatres will be much smaller. It is slated to open April 29. It has 12 all-digital screens and a total capacity of 1800. The largest auditorium seats 223 seats, the second-smallest 119, and the smallest only 87 seats. It will have a bar called McGuffins and a circular concession stand called the Marketplace including specialty drinks. The seats are stepped 3 inches higher than typical and seating is positioned so seats are closer than usual to the screen. AMC aims to have the old theater empty within 2 weeks of closing and it will immediately be demolished to make way for a Petsmart.
The Termite was launched as an art house on March 29, 1972 but lasted only 7 weeks. It was such a financial failure that it did not even cover the cost of the projectionist. It then went to porn.
That was nothing. It was totally contained within the furnace room; I stopped in later that day and it was already vacuumed up. I wouldn’t have known anything had happened unless someone told me. Literally just a dirty furnace.
It is worth noting here that the landmark designation allows the demolition of the auditorium provided that the front facade and the store portion of the building, including rooflines, is restored. View link
View link A nice view of the dearborn facade
Now closed but the false front has been removed.
The Hawthorn and Fox Valley opened simultaneously on December 18, 1977. They closed in July 1998.
Yes, the AMC website appears to confirm that the final day for Randhurst 16 will be April 21.
The theatres may have a cold opening on April 22 and it sounds like the 16 will actually be remodeled into a Petsmart and other retail.
In comparison, the Randhurst 16 seated 2,876 and the Randhurst 4 1,232. The new theatres are 47,000 sq ft, the 16 was 54,369, and the 4 was 18,000.
The new theatres will be much smaller. It is slated to open April 29. It has 12 all-digital screens and a total capacity of 1800. The largest auditorium seats 223 seats, the second-smallest 119, and the smallest only 87 seats. It will have a bar called McGuffins and a circular concession stand called the Marketplace including specialty drinks. The seats are stepped 3 inches higher than typical and seating is positioned so seats are closer than usual to the screen. AMC aims to have the old theater empty within 2 weeks of closing and it will immediately be demolished to make way for a Petsmart.
The Termite was launched as an art house on March 29, 1972 but lasted only 7 weeks. It was such a financial failure that it did not even cover the cost of the projectionist. It then went to porn.
This is likely the oldest standing movie theatre in Chicago.
Can you be sure it’s not just heavily remodeled?
The “Y” symbol is known as the Chicago Municipal Device, a symbol of the city of Chicago.
Wow, this place looks great.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theafccenter/
http://www.theafccenter.com
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2266 Apparently it will reopen?
The marble looks like the Esquire though.
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View link Here is a picture from its brief tenure as Hyde & Behman’s
I understand the console went to australia, a number of the pipes went to a project in england, and others remain in storage
it was parted out
That was nothing. It was totally contained within the furnace room; I stopped in later that day and it was already vacuumed up. I wouldn’t have known anything had happened unless someone told me. Literally just a dirty furnace.
Sort of. The lobby end seems to have been destroyed for the store that’s now there, and the stage end is separated and operates as a bar & restaurant.
It is worth noting here that the landmark designation allows the demolition of the auditorium provided that the front facade and the store portion of the building, including rooflines, is restored.
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re: armyarch’s 3/18/10 post: The Chicago Theatre’s marquee was in fact replaced with a replica in 2004.
As I said, much of the plasterwork is intact. They put walls and floors in but kept as much as possible. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ctid808/
Much of the plasterwork is intact.