Original Englewood Theater

CTL-E-4208 · Venue · theater · circa 1900

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Turn-of-the-20th-century Englewood movie house at 63rd Street and Normal Boulevard; Lauer Sisters Restaurant later occupied its site. Distinct from the 1926 Englewood Theatre at 63rd & Halsted (CTL-E-1012).

Relationships

Englewood — located in
The original Englewood Theater stood at 63rd St. and Normal Blvd., in the Englewood neighborhood.

Sources

Cinema Treasures - Stratford Theatre comments (Englewood commenter on Lauer Sisters)
Cinema Treasures - Stratford Theatre comments (Englewood commenter on Lauer Sisters)
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Record CTL-E-4208 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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