Pershing Theater | |
 Front shot of Davis Theater along Lincoln Avenue | |
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| Address | 4614 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′56″N 87°41′13″W / 41.965438°N 87.686837°W |
| Owner | Tom Fencl |
| Operator | Value Theater Corporation |
| Type | Movie theater (first run) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1918[1] |
| Architect | Walter W. Ahlschlager |
| Website | |
| http://www.davistheater.com | |
The Davis Theater, originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run movie theater located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance. In 1999, the Davis was planned to be demolished to build residential condos, but the plans were cancelled in part due to a negative response from the community. It is one of the few operating neighborhood movie theaters in Chicago. Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[2]
- ^ "Davis Theater in Chicago, IL". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Weekly list of actions, 4/25/16 through 4/29/16". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-11.