Joyland Theatre

614 S. State Street,
Chicago, IL 60605

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 1, 2020 at 3:26 am

Circa 1961 photo added via Mase Mason.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on August 5, 2015 at 4:10 am

I added Broan’s LIFE Magazine photo to the album. In case the link goes dead. It is from 1943 based on the John Wayne film “In Old Oklahoma”.

davidplomin
davidplomin on September 10, 2013 at 4:18 am

According to the great shot posted on this site, it looks like the bottom front is boarded up, ready for demolition. The name change probably happened sometime after the Chicago Theater at State and Lake opened in 1921.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on May 23, 2013 at 12:53 am

The photo I added posted before I could finish it’s description. It is the Chicago Theatre presumably after it closed in 1951. Photo courtesy of IIRC via Scott Grieg via the Forgotten Chicago FB page.

RickB
RickB on February 16, 2012 at 2:28 am

The theater in the picture looks like it would have been numbered 366. If I’m reading this 1902 street map correctly, house numbers on State Street reached 321 at or near Congress before the renumbering in 1909, so I think 366 for a site south of Harrison would not be out of the question.

Broan
Broan on January 24, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Photo: View link

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on September 1, 2007 at 1:47 pm

The Chicago Theatre was re-named Joyland in 1930 and it closed in 1951.