CULTURETECHLENSMusic Box
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-00270 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0003. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The venue's own About page (tier 2, Music Box Theatre) describes it as "Chicago's Venue for Independent, Foreign, Cult and Classic Films," states it opened August 22, 1929, gives its address as 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, and notes it is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. Establishes existence, film-venue type, address, and 1929 opening year. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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The venue's own About page (tier 2, Music Box Theatre) describes it as "Chicago's Venue for Independent, Foreign, Cult and Classic Films," states it opened August 22, 1929, gives its address as 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, and notes it is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. Establishes existence, film-venue type, address, and 1929 opening year. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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- City: Chicago
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- https://musicboxtheatre.com/about (verification source · master store)
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The venue's own About page (tier 2, Music Box Theatre) describes it as "Chicago's Venue for Independent, Foreign, Cult and Classic Films," states it opened August 22, 1929, gives its address as 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, and notes it is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. Establishes existence, film-venue type, address, and 1929 opening year. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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