This was my great-grandfather’s theater. I have begun a list of all programming at the theater beginning in December of 1915. It’s definitely a work in progress but here’s a link:
https://herethisisyou.com/chalk-beeson-theater/
I also wrote a bit about the history of the building and that post can be found here:
I did a write-up on the Cooper Theatre, which got its start as the Crown Theatre in 1923:
https://herethisisyou.com/2023/05/08/crown-theatre-then-and-now/
Demolition began in December of 1970 as part of the Urban Renewal project.
I did a write-up on the Cozy Theatre, which got its start as the Rath Theater in 1912:
https://herethisisyou.com/2023/01/09/rath-theater-then-and-now/
The building was demolished as part of the Urban Renewal Project in 1970.
This was my great-grandfather’s theater. I have begun a list of all programming at the theater beginning in December of 1915. It’s definitely a work in progress but here’s a link:
https://herethisisyou.com/chalk-beeson-theater/
I also wrote a bit about the history of the building and that post can be found here:
https://herethisisyou.com/2022/07/11/chalk-beeson-theater-then-and-now/
The building has a new owner who reroofed and painted it and he also removed that horrible, rickety fire escape.