The February 22nd Chicago Tribune ran a two page spread in the Tribune Magazine on three of the grand old theaters in Chicago in honor of the Academy awards.
The first photo was of the exterior of the PARKWAY THEATRE in 1936, located at 11053 S. Michigan Avenue. It burned down in the 1950s and was demolished. It had big signs outside advertising "Delightfully COOL Inside."
Then there was an interior shot of the NORTOWN THEATRE in 1931, located at 6320 N. Western Avenue in Chicago. It was closed as a theater in the late 1980s and demolished in 2007. Too bad, that was one ornate venue.
Last, was the exterior of the Chicago Theater in 1939, at 175 N. State Street. It showed movies and had performances almost continuously from 1921 until it closed for remodeling in 1985. The sign read "Relax, Refresh, Revitalize Air Conditioned Theater."
Obviously, having air conditioning was quite the thing back in the 1930s.
I Feel the Need for Popcorn. --Cooter
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