The loss of the Esquire as well as many of the other businesses like Milanos, the Oak Tree, Acorn on Oak, even Burgerville has basically turned a once diversified street into a one dimensional strip mall (high end retail or not). No doubt people like Miglin will prosper as more of the same brings in more people for more of the same, but is that good for the neighborhood if one can even continue to call it a neighborhood. Sure if you want a coffee or lunch, just head around the corner at Rush. The intimacy is lost and in the end progress will march forward. Years from now people will lament, as they always do, “if only…”
be aware…the public lot behind mcdonald’s is indeed a PAY lot…there are no meters, instead you must purchase a paper window ticket from the kiosk next to what was once the manned pay booth (located across lot from mcdonald’s at side street entrance)…meter maids are more prone to check during biz hours as this is the lot adjacent to logan square subway station…
I was the manager at the Esquire during the initial Star Wars run in Chicago, Memorial Weekend 1977. It did premier here (and at 3 other theaters in the outlying areas) and it was a 35mm print. It was also craziness on steroids.
The loss of the Esquire as well as many of the other businesses like Milanos, the Oak Tree, Acorn on Oak, even Burgerville has basically turned a once diversified street into a one dimensional strip mall (high end retail or not). No doubt people like Miglin will prosper as more of the same brings in more people for more of the same, but is that good for the neighborhood if one can even continue to call it a neighborhood. Sure if you want a coffee or lunch, just head around the corner at Rush. The intimacy is lost and in the end progress will march forward. Years from now people will lament, as they always do, “if only…”
be aware…the public lot behind mcdonald’s is indeed a PAY lot…there are no meters, instead you must purchase a paper window ticket from the kiosk next to what was once the manned pay booth (located across lot from mcdonald’s at side street entrance)…meter maids are more prone to check during biz hours as this is the lot adjacent to logan square subway station…
I was the manager at the Esquire during the initial Star Wars run in Chicago, Memorial Weekend 1977. It did premier here (and at 3 other theaters in the outlying areas) and it was a 35mm print. It was also craziness on steroids.
Here is a recent image of the Logan Theater.
Here is a rather artistic interpretation of the Esquire Theater Marquee.
Here is a rather artistic interpretation of the Music Box Theater.
Here is a rather artistic interpretation of the Lake Theater.
Here is a rather artistic image of the Chicago Theater.
Here is a night image of the Fremont Theater.