Ken Theatre
1225 E. 47th Street,
Chicago,
IL
60653
1225 E. 47th Street,
Chicago,
IL
60653
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The Ken theatre opened on February 16th, 1941. Grand opening ad posted.
Anyone know what happened to the Kilgen Theater Pipe Organ installed in the Kenwood in 1926?
Impressive facade for a small neighborhood theater! A shame they tore it down. I think Every neighborhood in Chicago should have a theater for the community. Senior Center, Youth Center, to keep the kids off the street. I wonder if the aldermans really care. I’ve driven through the ghettos of the south and west sides of Chicago since my first trip with my Dad back in the 70’s when they were tearing down the Senate Theater at Madison and Kedzie. After 40 plus years, and Still empty lots and storefront churches with bars on their windows and landmarks like these theaters waiting for a renewal, only to be torn down………I feel sad that the people who live there will soon have no connection to the past. Might as well live in the boring burbs like I do now!!
According to the Boxoffice articles Tinseltoes linked to, the architect for the 1941 remodeling of the Ken Theatre was Roy B. Blass.
From the Chicago Sun Times movie listings on Friday,May 17, 1957: KEN 1225 E. 47th- Open 6- .50 All Times 3 -FEATURES- 3 “ATTACK of the CRAB MONSTERS” “NOT OF THIS EARTH” “TENSION AT TABLE ROCK”.
Phone number in 1960 was KEnwood 6-6000.
The original architects were Grossman & Proskauer.
That’s two, then. There’s a Ken in San Diego. A worthy name.
Remodeling was by Roy B. Blass