I loved this theatre as a child with my big sister. I went to Sacred Heart School at 70th & May. We would walk to 63rd Street and Halsted often. The theatre had live swans in the lobby ponds. Carr’s was a great store – it was like Maxwell Street inside a building. It had everything. I bought my first bongo drums and white bucks shoes with a snap. That would have been around 1959-60.
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1918on
Oct 20, 2016 at 4:05 pm
It’s great to see these old photos from the old neighborhoods.
I remember this theater well. My mom and dad (me too) walked to the Rex’s. They gave away dishes that my mother saved. They had talent shows too. Wonderful memories as a 4-6 yr old child. Thanks!
I loved this theatre as a child with my big sister. I went to Sacred Heart School at 70th & May. We would walk to 63rd Street and Halsted often. The theatre had live swans in the lobby ponds. Carr’s was a great store – it was like Maxwell Street inside a building. It had everything. I bought my first bongo drums and white bucks shoes with a snap. That would have been around 1959-60.
It’s great to see these old photos from the old neighborhoods.
Oh, it was closed after 1950. I’d say 1952 or so.
I remember this theater well. My mom and dad (me too) walked to the Rex’s. They gave away dishes that my mother saved. They had talent shows too. Wonderful memories as a 4-6 yr old child. Thanks!