Rush Theatre

874 N. Wabash Street,
Chicago, IL 60611

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okcray
okcray on July 15, 2017 at 12:45 pm

Whether it is the true opening date or not, the first ad for the Rush Theatre appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, April 21, 1972. Featured movie was NICOLE, plus three featurettes and a cartoon.

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/04/21/

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 14, 2017 at 1:22 am

June 22nd 1987 article about the demise of the Candy Store.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-06-22/news/8702150905_1_soft-drinks-rush-street-corporate-charter

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm

Here is the 1976 photo as The Candy Store.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ex03Kg2w1rvs8d8o1_500.jpg

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 1, 2013 at 5:27 am

The above address is incorrect. The Rush Theatre was located at 874 N. Wabash, not Rush. Conners Park has been a park since 1848. Google Conners Park on the www.ChicagoParkDistrict.com website for it’s history. The Alley, Rat Fink, Scotch Mist & Candy Store listed above were also all at the Wabash address. A photo of the Candy Store in 1976 can be found on a search of the Candy Store name, Chicago and the year on a website called Gapers Block.