Road Theatre

3723 W. Roosevelt Road,
Chicago, IL 60624

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JBachrach
JBachrach on June 6, 2018 at 2:53 pm

This was designed by Chicago architects Oman & Lilienthal

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 29, 2014 at 3:05 pm

The bottom photo on this page of Boxoffice for January 7, 1939, has a photo of the Road Theatre auditorium, in which 608 new seats from the Ideal Seating Company had recently been installed.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 22, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Here is the Road Theater in 1938:
http://tinyurl.com/c97o69

Jimindreika
Jimindreika on November 20, 2003 at 4:16 pm

The Independence was renamed the Road Theatre in the late 30s, and operated well into the 40’s, according to Beatrice Shapiro’s book on the Lawndale community.