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Granada Theatre
Photo from the Library of Congress collection.
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6427-41 N Sheridan Ave
Chicago IL
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| Record #11072 |
Opened: September 18, 1926
Closed: 1986
Demolished: 1990
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Capacity: 3448 seats
Architect(s): Levy & Klein
Architectural Style(s): Italian Baroque
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Current Organ: none |
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| Previously operated by: Balaban & Katz, ABC Great States Theatres, Plitt Theatres |
The Granada Theater was constructed for the Marks Brothers, who, in 1926, were major theater operators in Chicago. Edward E. Eichenbaum was the principal designer for the architectural firm of Levy & Klein.
The Marks Brothers operated the theater until 1934, when Balaban and Katz purchased the theater. That firm eventually became ABC-Great Lakes Theaters and operated the theater until 1973, when it was sold to a group who proposed to use it for rock concerts. This plan never came to be, and several other groups unsuccessfully attempted to revitalize the Granada between 1973 and 1987. The theater was purchased in 1990 by a group who demolished it with plans of constructing apartments.
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Last featured 10/18/2002. Last edited 7/23/2022.
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