RKO Grand Theatre

119 N. Clark Street,
Chicago, IL 60602

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RKO Grand Theatre

“The Loop’s Newest Cinema Theatre” (1942)

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Comfortably Cool
Comfortably Cool on September 25, 2019 at 10:09 am

Modernized playhouse re-opened on September 26th, 1942, with a policy of first-run double features plus a compilation of the latest newsreels.

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Comfortably Cool on September 26, 2019 at 6:12 am

The new Grand was launched by the Van Nomikos Circuit, which was predominantly neighborhood sites including the Ace, Lincoln, Parkway, Rex, City, and Empress. Less than a year later, RKO Theatres expressed interest in the Grand, and Van Nomikos sold them the management lease for 13 years, with a profits-sharing arrangement, according to trade reports.

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