 Chicago Theatre in April 2009 | |
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| Address | 175 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 |
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| Owner | Madison Square Garden Entertainment |
| Capacity | 3,600 |
| Current use | music venue |
| Opened | October 26, 1921 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre | |
| Coordinates | 41°53′7″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88528°N 87.62778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Rapp & Rapp |
| Architectural style | Neo-Baroque/Neoclassical (exterior);[3][4] French Baroque (Neo-Baroque)(interior)[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000822[1][2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1979 |
| Designated CL | January 28, 1983 |
The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz.[5] Along with the other B&K theaters, from 1925 to 1945 the Chicago Theatre was a dominant movie theater enterprise.[6] Currently, Madison Square Garden, Inc. owns and operates the Chicago Theatre as a 3600 seat performing arts venue for stage plays, magic shows, comedy, speeches, sporting events and popular music concerts.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979,[1] and was listed as a Chicago Landmark on January 28, 1983.[7] The distinctive Chicago Theatre marquee, "an unofficial emblem of the city", appears frequently in film, television, artwork, and photography.[7]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historical Places: Illinois (IL), Cook County". National Register of Historic Places. nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. May 1, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Schulze, Franz; Harrington, Kevin (November 15, 2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings. University of Chicago Press. pp. 58–9. ISBN 0-226-74066-8.
- ^ Steiner, Frances (March 1999). The Architecture of Chicago's Loop. Sigma Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-9667259-0-5.
- ^ "Chicago Theatre: home of WurliTzer (opus 434)". Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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