Gem Theatre
1511 W. 18th Street,
Chicago,
IL
60608
1511 W. 18th Street,
Chicago,
IL
60608
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This former nickelodeon appears to be a warehouse now.
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Konrad Schiecke’s book ‘Historic Movie Theatre in Illinois 1883-1960’ states;Opened 1914;Closed 1927;Seats:300. The site is now a building used for recreational activities.
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This one is a little odd. A 1914 Sanborn map shows the theater occupying only the westernmost of the three lots this building occupies; the building was seemingly built in 1909 as a Post Office (it certainly looks like one too) and the eastern two lots are shown as such. It later became a bowling alley. It seems likely that the theater occupied a third of the post office- perhaps it was built too large for the area.
It was also later a bowling alley.
Now it is a torteya cmpany.