Granada Theater 1977

"The area is a mecca for movie freaks, with half a dozen theaters—among them the grand old Granada, dowager queen of Chicago's movie palaces".

Read more at The Chicago Reader: Rogers Park, 1977


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The address 1705 W. Jonquil is trending this morning. For Chicago thin crust pizza, I recommend J.B. Alberto's on Morse Avenue. The Alderman for the 49th Ward was searched and landed right here at Rogers Park in 1,000 Words. The Historic Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, Emil Bach House and the former movie palace Granada Theater round out our Rogers Park Arts and Culture for the day.

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Now Trending on Rogers Park in 1,000 Words

The Broken Heart of Rogers Park is trending this morning. I should break out my screen shot archives for historical purposes soon. Rogers Park Arts and Culture were represented well with heavy searches for the Glenwood Arts District, The Granada Theater and Adelphi Theater. Lakeside recreation was also on our minds with interest in bonfires, and more specifically, beach bonfires.

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#2 Rogers Park
#3 Anne Sullivan pictures
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#8 bonfire
#9 bonfire beach
#10 Buffalo Joe


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Arts & Culture - Rogers Park

For those in denial, including some developers, politicians who accept funding from those developers, and followers of those politicians who receive favors from the politicians... Writer Dan Savage explores the Art & Culture of The Adelphi Theater, Granada Theater and others.

Time Out Chicago: Arts & Culture - Chicago Memories

A lot of my cultural experiences as a kid and teenager were in art-house movie theaters…the Varsity…in Evanston…the Adelphi on Clark. I miss the Granada [on Sheridan]. - Dan Savage

The Adelphi Theater of Rogers Park

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Granada Theatre Demolition - 1990

Art and Culture Destroyed in Rogers Park.

See also:
Adelphi Theater
Howard Theater
Wisdom Bridge Theater

Note: "Granada Theater, Chicago, 1990" Uploaded to Flickr.com on January 26, 2008 by Genial23.
Use on RP1000 permitted by Creative Commons license.

Comments on Rogers Park Theaters

I spent huge portions of my childhood at the Adelphi, 400, Devon and Granada theaters. It was an amazing time to be a kid in Rogers Park. When I was 7yo I remember walking to the Adelphi w/my older brother to see a first run showing of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It was during the fall and there was an early snow. Magnificent memories. Thanks for taking the time to film at the Adelphi. How sad Rogers Park is quickly turning into another cookie cutting slice of generica.

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Granada Theater, Chicago, 1990

One of the more heinous acts of vandalism committed by local real estate developers in the last 20 years, the demolition of the Granada Theater, which formerly stood on Sheridan Road just south of the Loyola L station.

Opened in 1926 as a venue for both live performances and movies, it switched exclusively to films in the 1940s. I remember seeing a number of movies at the Granada, including Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" (in a double feature with Robert De Niro in "The Last Tycoon", weirdly enough) as a kid in the 1970s. It went out of business as a movie house around 1979, though it had a fleeting rebirth as a concert venue (playing host to, among others, Gary Numan in 1980 and Public Image Ltd. in 1982) before it finally closed its doors for good. It was demolished in January, 1990.

As a final insult, the ugly cracker box apartment tower that was eventually built on the site was named the Granada Center. Read more here.

Also, be sure to check out: The Granada Theatre — A Series of Photos Taken Prior to Its Demise



Tags: 1926, 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, cracker box apartment tower, Granada Center, Granada Theater, heinous acts of vandalism, local real estate developers, Rogers Park

Reminds me of the Granada and Adelphi Theaters

Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, Adelphi Theater, demolition, demolition eyesore, Fox Theater, Granada Theater, Rogers Park

Loyola University remembers the Granada Theater.

Actually I'm shocked that Loyola University, who had a hand in destroying the movie palace, would display this beautiful print so prominently.

Thank you.. i guess?

Tags: 49th Ward, Granada Theater, Loyola University, Rogers Park