A majestic theater, which I as yougin never appreciated…
Walked bonlyy its front many time on way to school and other things.
Sat in every area and recall the mezz but main floor was popular.]
Myself and MH but not always with, used to sneak around exploring…every place, from behind the screen to box seats…never climbed roof…scared me…
We check out every theater in area: from wee Mode, to Uptown, Rivera, Granada, Portage, and the only one with double seats, over by the Rainbow Arena, where Chief Don Eagle wrestled, a block south of Sheridan road as it swing east to Inner Drive, by Outer Drive and Park.
Back in the “uncroweded” day, when few people worried about being out after dark.
I have to retract my comment about the Sheridan not looking like much from the front, after the pic link supplied by KenC MCIntyre…I forgot about the front. The reddish marble stone was part of the synagogue.
That pic does give one an idea how immense and grand the house was…
The bar that is mentioned by Ken C was the Beritz. Black reflective marble outsides…was a honky tonk joint when I live across the street…live music and more in the 40s through the 50s.
Amazing reminder…I lived about half-block south at 3955 Sheridan Road, south across Irving Park Road from the Beritz bar, across the street from the Sheridan Restaurant.
The Sheridan really did not look like much from the outside, unless you happen to go in the back of the building.
The theater was immense and beautiful. It had spacious bathrooms down stairs, a real full mezzinine, two-tiered balcony and boxes from the vaudeville period. Better then the Uptown and rivaled the Granada, maybe even the Oriental in the Loop.
One cannot begin to describe how magnificent it was…brass rails, huge chandeliers, may have had a small fountain and pool…
It might have also had its very own water tower atop in back.
I recall more, I will return and enter it…spent a lot of time there and was heart broken it close and became Anshe Emet Synagog for a time.
Our family moved north to Andersonville and sort of lost touch…
Sorry for typos…!!!
A majestic theater, which I as yougin never appreciated…
Walked bonlyy its front many time on way to school and other things.
Sat in every area and recall the mezz but main floor was popular.]
Myself and MH but not always with, used to sneak around exploring…every place, from behind the screen to box seats…never climbed roof…scared me…
We check out every theater in area: from wee Mode, to Uptown, Rivera, Granada, Portage, and the only one with double seats, over by the Rainbow Arena, where Chief Don Eagle wrestled, a block south of Sheridan road as it swing east to Inner Drive, by Outer Drive and Park.
Back in the “uncroweded” day, when few people worried about being out after dark.
Sheridan, Uptown…magnificent theaters.
I have to retract my comment about the Sheridan not looking like much from the front, after the pic link supplied by KenC MCIntyre…I forgot about the front. The reddish marble stone was part of the synagogue.
That pic does give one an idea how immense and grand the house was…
The bar that is mentioned by Ken C was the Beritz. Black reflective marble outsides…was a honky tonk joint when I live across the street…live music and more in the 40s through the 50s.
Amazing reminder…I lived about half-block south at 3955 Sheridan Road, south across Irving Park Road from the Beritz bar, across the street from the Sheridan Restaurant.
The Sheridan really did not look like much from the outside, unless you happen to go in the back of the building.
The theater was immense and beautiful. It had spacious bathrooms down stairs, a real full mezzinine, two-tiered balcony and boxes from the vaudeville period. Better then the Uptown and rivaled the Granada, maybe even the Oriental in the Loop.
One cannot begin to describe how magnificent it was…brass rails, huge chandeliers, may have had a small fountain and pool…
It might have also had its very own water tower atop in back.
I recall more, I will return and enter it…spent a lot of time there and was heart broken it close and became Anshe Emet Synagog for a time.
Our family moved north to Andersonville and sort of lost touch…