American Theater
3621 Main Street,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
3621 Main Street,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
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Warner Brothers moved into northwest Indiana in 1930. Warner struck a $750,000 deal in July to acquire the Indiana and the American theaters in Indiana Harbor and the Hoosier theater in Whiting from Michael Kozacik. Included was an option that Kozacik and partner Alex Manta had to build a theater at Chicago Avenue and Olcott Avenue in East Chicago, IN. First announced in April 1929, the theater at Chicago and Olcott was to become a Publix playhouse but the project stalled after the death of Publix-Fitzpatrick-McElroy’s Blair McElroy. (Publix acquired Fitzpatrick-McElroy in April 1929.)
The American Theatre is listed as open in 1927. At that time seating was listed at 400.