Aristo Theatre

2650 N. Lincoln Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60614

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LouRugani
LouRugani on May 23, 2022 at 7:16 pm

Not to be confused with a much-earlier Aristo Theatre at 1139 North California.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 11, 2009 at 5:33 pm

I drove by this place today. Completely different now than in
BWChicago’s pre-renovation pic.

It now has a much brighter drivit/stucco false front over everything that is pictured. But the building’s overall length & roof line appear to be the same.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 8, 2009 at 11:45 am

Cool. I’d say you are correct.
I’ll swing by this one when I check out the former Roscoe Theater building near Seeley.

Broan
Broan on March 7, 2009 at 10:55 pm

http://tinyurl.com/dynkcd is the building I am referring to. This matches the theatre’s footprint. It hardly looks like an old building, but the back wall looks considerably older. And then compare to this pre-Renovation picture: HERE. Although it looks like a different building entirely initially, look at the columns and arched doorway. This is the same building, refaced, dating to roughly the theater’s age. I believe the columns are there to mark the theatre’s entrance.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 7, 2009 at 10:55 pm

Shoot, I just drove by this today. I’ll take a look next week.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 7, 2009 at 10:43 pm

I think that building is too narrow to be a former theater. It may have been built after the old theater building was razed.

Broan
Broan on October 23, 2007 at 8:26 am

There’s a condo building on the site now but I can’t tell if it’s a heavily remodeled theater or new construction.