I grew up and lived in that neighborhood for over 20 years. The Google map is definitely wrong if it says it’s in EP, it is (was) in Chicago in the Montclair neighborhood. The north to south dividing line between Elmwood Park and Chicago is Harlem Ave. the whole way from Belmont to North Ave. and there is no cross over. The mistake probably comes from the fact that Elmwood Park and part of Chicago share the same zip code.
And yes, it’s also not a “vacant lotâ€. The last time I was around that way was about a year ago and the Auto Zone was still there.
jefF
It is a damn shame the owner had to let this theater become what it had. I saw Star Wars there during its original second run in the 70’s (double featured with Avalanche!), it was the first place I ever saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and remember many Saturday afternoon cartoon and movie fare showings as a kid. If the theater didn’t completely turn its back on the public, it may have been able to still be here to be a renovation candidate / recipient. Unfortunately, the owner was as oblivious and turned as much of a deaf ear to its patrons when it was even still open, which was essentially the reason it was shut down in the first place.
I grew up and lived in that neighborhood for over 20 years. The Google map is definitely wrong if it says it’s in EP, it is (was) in Chicago in the Montclair neighborhood. The north to south dividing line between Elmwood Park and Chicago is Harlem Ave. the whole way from Belmont to North Ave. and there is no cross over. The mistake probably comes from the fact that Elmwood Park and part of Chicago share the same zip code.
And yes, it’s also not a “vacant lotâ€. The last time I was around that way was about a year ago and the Auto Zone was still there.
jefF
It is a damn shame the owner had to let this theater become what it had. I saw Star Wars there during its original second run in the 70’s (double featured with Avalanche!), it was the first place I ever saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and remember many Saturday afternoon cartoon and movie fare showings as a kid. If the theater didn’t completely turn its back on the public, it may have been able to still be here to be a renovation candidate / recipient. Unfortunately, the owner was as oblivious and turned as much of a deaf ear to its patrons when it was even still open, which was essentially the reason it was shut down in the first place.