Biograph Theater

Biograph Theatre
The Biograph Theater in June 2007
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Address2433 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
United States
OwnerVictory Gardens Theater
TypeRegional theater
CapacityZaček McVay: 299
Richard Christiansen: 109
Construction
Opened1914
Rebuilt2006
ArchitectSamuel Crowen
Website
www.victorygardens.org
Biograph Theater
Biograph Theater is located in Chicago
Biograph Theater
Biograph Theater is located in Illinois
Biograph Theater
Biograph Theater is located in the United States
Biograph Theater
Coordinates41°55′35″N 87°38′59″W / 41.92639°N 87.64972°W / 41.92639; -87.64972
Built1915
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84000934
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984[1]
Designated CLMarch 28, 2001

The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It gained early notoriety as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was leaving when he was shot down by FBI agents, after he watched a gangster movie there on July 22, 1934.[2][3] The theater is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 28, 2001.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Kill Dillinger here". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 23, 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jealousy set Dillinger trap". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 24, 1934. p. 1.
  4. ^ "National Park Service". NP Gallery Digital Asset Management System. August 25, 2019. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2019.