I sort of had to laugh at the photo of the marquee. Can you imagine seeing something as gigantic as LAWRENCE OF ARABIA on one of those little Marina City screens?
To gjvalent: Hey, I lived right around the corner from you at 3425 N. Claremont, from 1959-1988. You’ll be happy to know that so far, your old building is still intact, even after a plague of McMansions in the area.
To ALDO7: Please, oh please, pester that pub owner again. I would absolutely love to see pictures of Roscoe Street from that era. I know I’ll be sorry I ever said this, but I’d even pay to to see pictures of Roscoe Street from that era. I’ve been online many times trying to dig up Roscoe images from my youth, and found next to nothing.
I only went to this theatre a few times, when my dad took me to see revivals of KING KONG and some Marx Brothers movies (1971?, I think I still have a couple of handouts from the revival series)and I believe later, for a revival of FANTASIA, although I may be wrong on that one.
The earlier posts about Sussex and Reilly are correct. If you go through the alley, you can still see the original back of the building. When I was a kid (I grew up a few blocks away from the theatre), the building was already the German club, but if I remember correctly, the facade still retained the red, white and blue ceramic tiles, which I presume were from its theatre days. My mom used to go the the Roscoe growing up. Across the street was Hoffing’s Dept. Store (where the Village thrift store is now). I hope someone turns up some pictures.
I went to Belmont Bowl a couple of times when I was in grade school. If I recall correctly, the bowling alley was not on the main floor.
I sort of had to laugh at the photo of the marquee. Can you imagine seeing something as gigantic as LAWRENCE OF ARABIA on one of those little Marina City screens?
To gjvalent: Hey, I lived right around the corner from you at 3425 N. Claremont, from 1959-1988. You’ll be happy to know that so far, your old building is still intact, even after a plague of McMansions in the area.
To ALDO7: Please, oh please, pester that pub owner again. I would absolutely love to see pictures of Roscoe Street from that era. I know I’ll be sorry I ever said this, but I’d even pay to to see pictures of Roscoe Street from that era. I’ve been online many times trying to dig up Roscoe images from my youth, and found next to nothing.
I only went to this theatre a few times, when my dad took me to see revivals of KING KONG and some Marx Brothers movies (1971?, I think I still have a couple of handouts from the revival series)and I believe later, for a revival of FANTASIA, although I may be wrong on that one.
The earlier posts about Sussex and Reilly are correct. If you go through the alley, you can still see the original back of the building. When I was a kid (I grew up a few blocks away from the theatre), the building was already the German club, but if I remember correctly, the facade still retained the red, white and blue ceramic tiles, which I presume were from its theatre days. My mom used to go the the Roscoe growing up. Across the street was Hoffing’s Dept. Store (where the Village thrift store is now). I hope someone turns up some pictures.