Downtown Chicago's historic movie theatres
By: Konrad Schiecke
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780786465903
Subjects: Motion picture theaters; Theaters; History
Description: "This chronicle tells of Chicago's theatres, from mid-nineteenth century vaudeville houses to the urban decline and renewal of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With nearly 200 photographs from the Theatre Historical Society of America, this work brings to life all of the theatres that have enlivened Chicago's entertainment district, reflecting the transformation of downtown Chicago itself"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical overview. Early amusements; title: Moving pictures and the nickel theaters; title: The movie palaces and the films that talked; title: An era ends; title: A rebirth; title: The theatres. The theatres as they opened after the Great Fire; title: Theatres opening from 1900; title: Theatres opening from 1910; title: Theatres opening from 1920; title: South State Street theatres.