Woodlawn Theatre
1326 E. 63rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60637
1326 E. 63rd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60637
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This opened on August 15th, 1937. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section.
that’s a beautiful color photo (transparency) of the 1951 Woodlawn theatre because it also includes the streetcar there. In 1966 I took the CTA el to the Jackson Park terminal with my buddy Ernie V.
I love the unique marquee letters! Deco!
Wow, how did they manage to convince the CTA to allow their marquee to wrap around the Jackson Park El support beam?
Here is a sketch from an 8/12/37 article in the Southeast Economist regarding the theater’s grand opening:
http://tinyurl.com/6qfynx