The Chicago Movie Theater - 11x14 Fine Art Photo

Tilte: "The Chicago Movie Theater"
Size: 11" x 14"

The grandeur of The Chicago Theatre often leaves its visitors breathless. The elegant lobby, majestic staircase and beautiful auditorium complete with murals above the stage and on the ceiling, are components of an amazing building called "the Wonder Theatre of the World" when it opened on October 26, 1921.

The Chicago Theatre was the first large, lavish movie palace in America and was the prototype for all others. This beautiful movie palace was constructed for $4 million by theatre owners Barney and Abe Balaban and Sam and Morris Katz and designed by Cornelius and George Rapp. It was the flagship of the Balaban and Katz theatre chain.

It became an ornate but obsolete movie house, closing on September 19, 1985. In 1986, Chicago Theatre Restoration Associates bought and saved the theatre from demolition and began a meticulous nine-month multi-million dollar restoration. It operates today not as a movie house but as a live performance space, featuring entertainers, concerts, plays and such.

This is a signed 11" x 14" unframed photograph which is printed on premium matte finish photo paper.

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