Plaque In Theater Will Honor Former Rogers Park Leader

Unveiling ceremonies for a memorial plaque to the late Ludwig Sussman, founder of the Adelphi Theater and Rogers Park civic leader, will be held at 8:30 pm tomorrow in the theater lobby, 7074 N. Clark St. Sussman died two years ago.

Invocation will be given by Rabbi Jacob Singer of Temple Mizpah. Speakers will be the Rev. Charles T. Hull, rector of St. Paul's Church by the Lake, and Luke F. Cunniff, 5741 Kenmore Ave., program chairman. The plaque will be unveiled by Sam Lesner, newspaper motion picture editor.

The memorial was given by Rogers Park civic organizations to which Sussman belonged. Members of the Rogers Park American Legion post also will participate.

August, 20, 1953

Adelphi Theater
7074 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL. 60626

Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society

Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society
7344 N Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 764-4078

This is the place to go for information on Rogers Park's past.

I researched Ludwig Sussman, former Rogers Park leader who ran the Adelphi Theater, fed the homeless during the Great Depression, and raised money from Adelphi Theater profits to send the troops of World War II care packages. Let's see our current Rogers Park "leaders" do so much!

The Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society has a large collection of rare and historic photos that are absolutely priceless. They have so many photos, in fact, that they have an annual get-together to invite the community to sort and identify these many treasures.


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