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hedda_foil

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1. The Chicago is definitely a landmark but it didn't compare to Balaban & Katz's real palaces.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Oct 26, 2021, 03:59 PM

Oct 2021

The Oriental and Uptown Theaters are works of art. The gloriously restored Oriental is now the Nederlander. The Uptown renovations are still on hold.

The Uptown Theater Chicago Grand Lobby

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One hundred years ago today, on October 26, 1921, the Chicago Theatre opened. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

The Chicago is definitely a landmark but it didn't compare to Balaban & Katz's real palaces. hedda_foil Oct 2021 #1

Lots of movie theaters had grand entrances...One where I grew up, The Avalon, at Stony Island and .. Stuart G Oct 2021 #2

Saw Dire Straits At The Uptown ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #3