Here is a 1926 view featuring the Randolph’s State Street marquee. In 1920, Jones, Linick, and Shaefer bought out a vacant site on state for a new second lobby cutting through to the Randolph.
Drove by yesterday, the Admiral has re-done its entrance in a more sympathetic way – more of the terra cotta is now exposed and a lot of that EFIS stucco is gone.
Here is a 1926 view featuring the Randolph’s State Street marquee. In 1920, Jones, Linick, and Shaefer bought out a vacant site on state for a new second lobby cutting through to the Randolph.
Looking at the demolition photos, it looks like the Oak’s interior had already been gutted – bare brick walls and open ceiling beams. Is that right?
I was never there, but the sanborn maps indicate no balcony.
As noted in earlier comments, Mason Rapp of Rapp & Rapp did remodeling work in the 1950s.
A group waiting to see Houdini
http://calumet412.com/post/42358089763/south-halsted-st-1956-chicago
http://newprairieconstruction.com/orpheum-auditorium-ceiling
The Gaelic was on 47th.
http://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&dq=cove%20lighting%20theater&pg=PA1990#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&dq=cove%20lighting%20theater&pg=PA1989#v=onepage&q=cove%20lighting%20theater&f=false
Contained 100 200-watt lamps and 18 60 watt lamps.
An early article with photos
There are good areas and bad areas of Garfield Park. This is not a bad area – there’s business and new development. How are you judging danger?
Nope
David Zornig found this photo showing the Hoyburn in the distance
http://chicagopast.com/post/39056373405
Drove by yesterday, the Admiral has re-done its entrance in a more sympathetic way – more of the terra cotta is now exposed and a lot of that EFIS stucco is gone.
Here is a 1966 view.
Here is a 1960 photo