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  • <p>1962 photo courtesy of Mike Tuggle.</p>
  • <p>Then & Now comparison courtesy of Brad Cornelius.</p>
  • <p>Taken in 1953.</p>
  • <p>The Normal Theatre after closing. Looks like it may have been a church briefly given the signage on the right. Undated photo courtesy of Tim O'Neill.</p>
  • <p>A Normal Theatre flyer advertising coming attractions from February 25 through March 3, 1939. Double features included Brother Rat & Girls on Probation, Illegal Traffic & Always in Trouble, The Citadel & Adventure in Sahara, Suez & Tarnished Angel. Plus a free Marvel Shaver to every man paying an evening admission for nine consecutive weeks! And starting March 7 & 8, free to the ladies - a Speedy-Clean lifelong chrome cooking utensil set. This flyer lists their address as 454 W. 119th St (at Normal).</p>
  • <p>1967 photo courtesy of John Wasserman.</p>
  • <p>State Theatre, Chicago IL., in 1924</p>
  • <p>Undated photo courtesy of the Chicago’s Extinct Businesses Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Original auditorium from stage</p>
  • <p>Modernized auditorium from stage (1941 photo)</p>
  • <p>Modernized auditorium towards stage</p>
  • <p>This is an invite for the grand opening of The Beverly Theatre and signed by my Uncle Jim Coston at the bottom.</p>
  • <p>Night exterior with rooftop and vertical signs (1935)</p>
  • <p>1935 photo courtesy of J.J. Sedelmaier.</p>
  • <p>1937 photo courtesy of Michael Murphy‎.</p>
  • <p>1937 interior photo courtesy Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society via below link.</p> <p>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dx3OrjNWoAEqN6J.jpg</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Monday, January 27, 1986, showing what was playing at the Plaza Theatre.</p>
  • <p>1988 image from the unchecked promotion for “Cocktail”, that ended up serving underage drinkers. Image via Stephen Leigh.</p>
  • <p>Ad from Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Monday, January 27, 1986, showing what was playing at the Lincoln Village Theatre.</p>
  • <p>2019 photo credit BoweryBoogie.com</p>
  • <p>Tax photo taken between 1939 and 1941.</p>