Roosevelt Theater
110 N. State Street,
Chicago,
IL
60602
110 N. State Street,
Chicago,
IL
60602
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No pics of interior?
Roosevelt marquee near head end, shot between 03/19/70-04/23/70.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GPxxC0Mq0
1950 photo credit Joe+Jeanette Archie, enlargeable within Flickr link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jarchie/3998463514?fbclid=IwAR3YXT7VQglVYS2k4YffKKHkuMcncj8d7zw1h1cE7eV_6KRl5uUzqSKOZuA
The Roosevelt Theatre opened April 23, 1921, not April 25th as stated in the Overview. Below is the Grand Opening ad in the Chicago Tribune.
https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/clip/76444153/chicago-tribune/?fbclid=IwAR0PE9br_f8EDJnJc42IwaXbIds_3kje9hllFQNcK5OPamQBRDDRzsewRww
November 8, 1971 photo on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/intervene/4281355294/
Roosevelt Theater in background, St. Patrick’s day parade 1974. Image will enlarge within link.
https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/uic_rjdaley/id/5899
Roosevelt marquee at 20:21 in below video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKX5uZ5FGjU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0ntF8bmPzDmrAoskisLP14kI_VBlSE8TTTdfS0dGO6Ut4c7flmfX3QDZI
Roosevelt closed for the night… Saul Smaizys image will enlarge.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ceebop/23617573633/in/album-72157662523920010/
Theater friends –
I am writing an article about the Roosevelt theater in the late 1960’s. Any memories you would like to share with me? I will cite you fully in my article.
Film footage of “A Gathering Of Eagles” World Premiere at the Roosevelt Theater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3wCzxDYe6s
Wednesday, June 19, 1957 Movie stars Peter Graves and Peggie Castle made a personal appearance at the Roosevelt for the premier of “Beginning of the End”. Autographing photos in the theater lobby.
1975 Flickr photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ceebop/27851770656/in/dateposted-public/
New Year’s Eve 1978 photo added, credit Arthur Walker, Chicago Tribune archive. “King Of The Gypsies” would have been showing that evening.
April 25th, 1921 grand opening ad in the photo section.
http://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew23moti_7#page/3076/mode/2up has a nice section on the opening of the Roosevelt.
11/21/69-12/04/69 photo added, photo credit John P. Keating Jr.
The Roosevelt is seen at 11:30 in this Vivian Maier film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXASDjCwxsE&feature=youtu.be
FYI. Added to the Photos section one I found of Facebook of an Auburn promotion at the Roosevelt.
The description of the Roosevelt might be changed to say that after the theatre was demolished, some single-story, temporary looking, retail structures were built in its place. These buildings lasted less than ten years.
Here are some views of the buildings that initially replaced the Roosevelt.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uicdigital/5429417521/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uicdigital/5430032264/in/photostream/
Here is an advertisement with an early photo
Terra Cotta Advertisement
Here is a 1950 photo
Outside the Roosevelt in 1961: Roosevelt, 1961
Now this theatre had one large marquee.
Great ad,Ken mc.