Owl Theatre

4653 S. State Street,
Chicago, IL 60609

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Jerrieee
Jerrieee on July 14, 2012 at 5:19 pm

There’s a great pic of The Owl here: http://www.thebestmusicofyourlife.com/Remember-TheOwl.jpg

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 10, 2010 at 2:13 am

The Owl was being operated by Nathan Joseph in 1956, according to an article about him in Boxoffice of March 17 that year. Joseph also operated the States Theatre at that time.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 19, 2010 at 6:14 pm

I heard the Owl Theatre was a real Hoot!!!!

WayOutWardell
WayOutWardell on April 14, 2009 at 10:34 pm

A street-level photo of the Owl can be seen in Sandor Demlinger’s book Chicago Jazz.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 26, 2008 at 11:46 pm

Still open in 1954. Phone number was KEnwd 6-4472.

Englewood
Englewood on September 13, 2007 at 6:00 am

In 1931, in addition to the Owl Theater, Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. acquired the following theaters:

Oakland Square
Frolic
Metropolitan
Shakespeare
Harvard
Lexington
Buckingham
Hamilton
Julian

CHICTH74
CHICTH74 on June 12, 2006 at 4:06 am

Does any one have any more information about the Illinios and Indiana Theatre chain? Thanks