Alpha Theater

4717 N. Damen Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60625

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This early movie theater opened in 1912 in the Ravenswood neighborhood, located on Damen Avenue (then called Robey Street) near Leland Avenue. It was closed in 1917.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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Broan
Broan on August 19, 2011 at 1:20 pm

The building at 4717 is the one with the glass block that looks like it used to be a garage. Maybe the same building.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on April 30, 2014 at 12:17 am

Seated 276 in 1926.

narstee
narstee on August 18, 2020 at 4:14 pm

Looks like a permit was issued on July 19, 1905 for the theater building. A building permit was issued for the current garage building on this spot on April 17, 1926.

narstee
narstee on July 6, 2021 at 12:15 am

Closed 1917 per Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883-1960 – Konrad Schiecke

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