York Theatre

150 N. York Street,
Elmhurst, IL 60126

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Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on September 24, 2005 at 5:42 pm

No doubt. Those THS people have class.

JLoster
JLoster on August 15, 2005 at 4:40 pm

I couldn’t agree more LTS. Mr. Johnson and the rest of his team are keeping alive several beautiful historic theaters. The York was one of the theaters where I went to movies as a child, so I’m glad to see it in safe hands. And let’s not forget the fantastic Theater Historical Society of America located upstairs from the York.

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on August 15, 2005 at 3:48 pm

I want to extend a compliment to Willis Johnson and Classic Cinemas. The company has managed to make historic theatres viable in a manner that shows respect for their architectural features. It is hard enough to succeed under normal circumstances, let alone in a manner that takes historical value into account. I hope their creative and business-minded adaptation ideas will serve as an example to others.

klimkm
klimkm on March 4, 2005 at 7:34 am

If I remember correctly, it was closed for a few years before Classic bought it. I lived in Elmhurst at the time and it was a hassle trying to go see a movie as a teen. There was no movie house in town and couldn’t drive… so we had to get “dropped off” at OakBrook, Yorktown, or Hillside theatres.
Prior to that I remember seeing lots of movies there. I remember they had a Saturday matinee – for $1 or so, you could get in a see a “kid appropriate” movie. Every kid in Elmhurst was there – as you can imagine the place was a free-for all. Lots of fun though…

yemana
yemana on December 28, 2004 at 1:56 pm

Who would I contact in order to secure a position as a part-time theatre attendant? Thanks!

KevinPaul
KevinPaul on July 10, 2004 at 11:10 am

The York Theatre now has 7 screens open, the first movie to ever play in the new 2 screens was Spiderman 2.

MovieMan26
MovieMan26 on February 5, 2004 at 9:58 am

The york theater is opening 2 more screens this spring…bringing the total of screens to 7.

Chris
Chris on February 14, 2001 at 11:46 am

The York Theatre has 1,185 seats.