Erie Theatre
641 N. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60610
641 N. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60610
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Two images added as French Casino and Encore Theatre.
The latter’s signage would follow Encore Theatre to their next location at 1419 N. Wells in the early `60s.
A 1925 Tribune article on the fire which started in the basement notes that the building was a north side landmark, serving as Brand’s Hall, a dance hall, going back to 1877. A lithograph of Brand’s Hall (not the corner building, but next to it) is at http://nucius.org/graphics-engravings/brands-hall-chicago-1883/
The Erie suffered fires in 1912 and 1925. The Erie Amusement Company in 1911 also owned the Huron at 703 N Clark and the Republic at 3916 N Lincoln. The Erie was known as the Town Talkie at least from 1932-1938.
Check out lantern.mediahistory.org as you research these theaters, you can find a lot of stuff the Tribune might have missed.