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dankapel commented about AMC Norridge 6 on Sep 5, 2007 at 5:52 pm

CHI74 are you talking about the Mercury which would have been on North Avenue just west of Harlem. It was multi-screen at the end. The only other one which comes to mind is the MontClair which was on Grand one block east of Harlem and that was a single screen till the end, but I’m sure closed through the entire 1990’s.

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dankapel commented about AMC Norridge 6 on Jan 25, 2007 at 7:53 am

Has anyone heard the rumor that this theatre is being closed to make room for a Big Box store?

I have noticed for the last few months the Marquee on Harlem Avenue hasn’t been listing the movies but the theatre has remained open.

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dankapel commented about Harlem Outdoor Theater on Jul 26, 2005 at 3:01 pm

Where was the Yankee Doodle Dandy? I remember one being on Northwest Highway but I may be mistaken.

My only memories of this Drive in was the Flea Market my Dad would drag me to early on Sunday Mornings and when they tore it down for the Norridge Commons.

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dankapel commented about Pioneer Theater on May 27, 2005 at 1:40 pm

I would never guess this was a movie theatre. The building has been the home of the Chicagoland Canoe Base for as long as I can remember.

This theatre would have been across the street from the old Dunning Sanitarium which would have been open during the entire existance of the theatre.

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dankapel commented about Des Plaines Theatre on May 20, 2005 at 4:54 pm

The Pioneer Press ran a nice article about what is going on with the Des Plaines Theatre. The link below is to the article and has a picture of the theatre today.

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dankapel commented about Skokie Theatre on Apr 20, 2005 at 4:25 pm

I’m glad to see someone is making use of the Skokie theatre. It was always small but it was a nice theatre in a nice location.

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dankapel commented about Milford Theatre on Feb 11, 2005 at 12:03 pm

The Milford theatre is fondly mentioned in the book “Lords of Lawndale”, written by a local gang member. His description of the theatre is very similar to how I will always remember it.

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dankapel commented about Luna Theatre on Jan 24, 2005 at 1:30 pm

The only theatre which I know that existed on Belmont between Austin and Central was the Will Rogers, which was at the corner of Belmont and Parkside.

The Will Rogers was the theatre which would have shown the Laurel and Hardy films. It always mostly Disney films, but from time to time would show moves by people like Chaplin and Laural and Hardy.

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dankapel commented about Pickwick Theatre on Jan 17, 2005 at 10:17 am

I was recently at the Pickwick and saw they are doing renovation to the inside. When I asked what it was, I was told the were restoring the Crown Molding.