This was the theatre I walked to when I was a kid in the 1940’s and into the 1950’s. Remember seeing “Yellow Rose of Texas” there. On Saturday mornings I watched dance lessons in a dance studio that was located upstairs in the same building. Couldn’t afford the lessons, but was allowed to sit and watch. Then I would go home to practice on my own. Being strongly influenced by all the wonderful MGM movie musicals of that time, really believed that was to be my destiny. Lovely old theatre and great popcorn………..
I drove through South Shore a couple of years ago, and what was once a bustling business area filled with stores to fill all the needs of the local residents, is now parkway with only grass and trees from 67th-69th on the east side Stony Island Avenue. The stores were still standing in dilapidated and boarded up condition on the west side of the street, a sad memory of what used to be.
The Stony Theatre was just north of the drugstore located on the northeast corner of 69th and Stony Island. I would guess it opened sometime in the 1940’s and at the time seemed so small and plain compared to the Jackson Park Theatre that was already down the street at 67th across from the park. I was a youngster then and used to walk to see movies at both theatres in the 40’s and 50’s. Also would walk up 71st street to the Jeffery and Hamilton theatres. Loved the Saturday serials that accompanied the featured film.
This was the theatre I walked to when I was a kid in the 1940’s and into the 1950’s. Remember seeing “Yellow Rose of Texas” there. On Saturday mornings I watched dance lessons in a dance studio that was located upstairs in the same building. Couldn’t afford the lessons, but was allowed to sit and watch. Then I would go home to practice on my own. Being strongly influenced by all the wonderful MGM movie musicals of that time, really believed that was to be my destiny. Lovely old theatre and great popcorn………..
I drove through South Shore a couple of years ago, and what was once a bustling business area filled with stores to fill all the needs of the local residents, is now parkway with only grass and trees from 67th-69th on the east side Stony Island Avenue. The stores were still standing in dilapidated and boarded up condition on the west side of the street, a sad memory of what used to be.
The Stony Theatre was just north of the drugstore located on the northeast corner of 69th and Stony Island. I would guess it opened sometime in the 1940’s and at the time seemed so small and plain compared to the Jackson Park Theatre that was already down the street at 67th across from the park. I was a youngster then and used to walk to see movies at both theatres in the 40’s and 50’s. Also would walk up 71st street to the Jeffery and Hamilton theatres. Loved the Saturday serials that accompanied the featured film.
What great memories!