Don, I sent you a picture of The Olympic – It was in the middle of the Sokol Slavsky building. It is now called “The Concordia” and is serving the Latin culture that now lives in Cicero.
The store across the street from The Berwyn Theatre was called “Troy Store” (Now a McDonald’s) I can’t remember the pharmacy on the other corner, but it burned down. I can’t recall the restaurant either, but I don’t think it was a Bohemian restaurant. In the theatre building was a couple of ladies shops, and a Fanny Mae Candy.
Memories of The Berwyn Theatre :) Your shoes used to stick to the floor in the auditorium. The LaSalle Bank that stands there now has a beautiful mural painted on it showing the original “Parthenon” marquis.
The Berwyn Theatre was a regal gem. It had beautiful royal red carpeting adoring the lobby, and the interior was painted a dusty rose colour.
Truly a great loss to the area. The bust of a Greek goddess that adorned the building was apparently sold at auction, and now adorns a Mexican restaurant in California.
If anyone has any information on that, please let me know.
The Marbro theatre was actually the twin sister of The Granada Theatre :) Please if anyone has photos of it, exterior or interior I’d like to do a piece on it on my website which is a tribute to The Granada http://www.oldgranadatheatre.com
Don, I sent you a picture of The Olympic – It was in the middle of the Sokol Slavsky building. It is now called “The Concordia” and is serving the Latin culture that now lives in Cicero.
The store across the street from The Berwyn Theatre was called “Troy Store” (Now a McDonald’s) I can’t remember the pharmacy on the other corner, but it burned down. I can’t recall the restaurant either, but I don’t think it was a Bohemian restaurant. In the theatre building was a couple of ladies shops, and a Fanny Mae Candy.
Memories of The Berwyn Theatre :) Your shoes used to stick to the floor in the auditorium. The LaSalle Bank that stands there now has a beautiful mural painted on it showing the original “Parthenon” marquis.
The Berwyn Theatre was a regal gem. It had beautiful royal red carpeting adoring the lobby, and the interior was painted a dusty rose colour.
Truly a great loss to the area. The bust of a Greek goddess that adorned the building was apparently sold at auction, and now adorns a Mexican restaurant in California.
If anyone has any information on that, please let me know.
The Marbro theatre was actually the twin sister of The Granada Theatre :) Please if anyone has photos of it, exterior or interior I’d like to do a piece on it on my website which is a tribute to The Granada http://www.oldgranadatheatre.com
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