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Theatres Operated by Balaban and Katz as of October 1st 1949

This list is for research purposes only and may not be copied or reposted!

Belpark

Berwyn

Biltmore

Broadway Strand

Central Park

Century

Chicago

Cine

Coronet

Drake

Garrick

Gateway

Manor

Maryland

Nortown

Pantheon

Paradise

Park

Portage

Riviera

Roosevelt

Senate

Southtown

State-Lake

Terminal

Tivoli

Uptown

Valencia

Varsity

Will Rogers

Alba

Belmont

Congress

Covent

Crystal

Harding

Howard

La Grange

Lakeside

Luna

Regal

State

Tower

Norshore

Granada

Marbro

United artists

Iris

Grand(alton)

Princess

Fox(aurora)

Paramount

Tivoli

Castle(Bloomington)

Irvin

Majestic

Grand(Blue Island)

Lyric

Lincoln

Rex

Rio

Fischer

Lincolm

Palace

Empress

Majestic

Wildey

Crocker (Elgin)

Grove

Rialto

Orpheum

West

Harvey

Orpheum(Joliet)

Princess

Rialto

Luna(Kankakee)

Majestic

Paramount

Kee (Kewanee)

Peerless

Normal

Empire (Pekin)

Pekin

Rialto

Apollo (Peoria)

Madison

Orpheum

Palace

Rialto

Orpheum

Majestic (Streator)

Plumb

Academy(Waukegan)

Genessee

Rialto

Wood River

Princess (Toledo Ohio)

Paramount(Hammond Ind.)

paramount(Marion)

Colfax(South Bend)

Granada

Palace

State

Orpheum(Quincy)

Washington

Grand Gary Ind.)

State

Colonial

La Salle

Majectic

Peru

Star

Auburn (Rockford Ill.)

Coronad

Midway

Palace

Times

Source: Balaban and Katz Internal Document

Balaban & Katz's Chicago Movie Palaces
Theater Address Seats Built B&K Closed
Albany Park 4826 N. Kedzie 968 1915 25 Dec 1934 ~1950
Belmont 1632 Belmont 3,257 13 Sep 1926 9 May 1930 ~1965
Berwyn 6404 W 22nd , Berwyn 1,673 1928 1 Nov 1929 1990
Biltmore 2046 W. Division 1,677 1919 31 Jul 1930 1991
Central Park 3535 W. Roosevelt 1,780 27 Oct 1917 27 Oct 1917 1971
Chicago 175 N. State St 3,861 26 Oct 1921 26 Oct 1921 -
Congress 2135 N. Milwaukee 2,890 1926 1 Nov 1929 -
Covent Garden 2653 N. Clark 1,972 1916 1 Nov 1929 1958
Crystal 2705 W. North 1,860 1917 15 Sep 1929 ~1965
Gateway 5218 W. Lawrence 2,092 27 Jun 1930 27 Jun 1930 -
Granada 6427 N. Sheridan 3,447 1926 1 Nov 1929 1989
Harding 2274 N. Milwaukee 2,962 12 Oct 1925 12 Oct 1925 1963
LaGrange 80 S. LaGrange Rd 1,436 1925 20 Sep 1929 -
Manor 5609 W. North Ave 1,827 1924 1 Sep 1930 ~1955
Marbro 4124 W. Madison 3,931 28 May 1927 1 Nov 1929 1963
Maryland 855 E. 63rd 1,540 2 Sep 1928 2 Sep 1928 1977
McVickers 25 W. Madison St 2,264 1922 1 Feb 1926 1984
Norshore 1748 N. Howard 3,017 17 Jun 1926 17 Jun 1926 1957
Nortown 6320 N. Western 2,105 4 Apr 1931 4 Apr 1931 1990
Oriental 20 W. Randolph St 3,217 9 May 1926 9 May 1926 -
Pantheon 4642 Sheridan Rd 2,035 1918 28 Sep 1930 1962
Paradise 231 N. Crawford 3,612 14 Sep 1928 14 Sep 1928 1956
Regal 4719 S. Parkway 2,866 4 Feb 1928 4 Feb 1928
Riviera 4746 N. Racine 1,943 1917 29 Sep 1918 -
Roosevelt 110 N. State St 1,535 1921 1 Jul 1922 1979
Senate 3128 W. Madison 3,097 Jun 1925 Jun 1925
Southtown 610 W. 63rd St. 3,206 25 Dec 1931 25 Dec 1931
State 5814 W. Madison 1,895 1 Nov 1929
State Lake 190 N. State Street 2,649 17 Mar 1919 1938 1985
Tower 1510 E. 63rd St 3,015 1926 22 Sep 1928 ~1950
Trivoli 6329 Cottage Grove 3,520 16 Feb 1921 16 Feb 1921 1963
United Artists (Apollo) 35 W. Randolph 1,696 1921 1 Apr 1929 1987
Uptown 4816 N. Broadway 4,381 17 Aug 1925 17 Aug 1925 1981
Varsity 1710 Sherman, Evanston 1,812 ~1925 1 Apr 1928 ~1986

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