My Dad who was born in 1927 was just telling me of The Parkway Theatre the other day & he also mentioned that there was a dance hall on the same side of the street/East side right before the theatre, but he couldn’t remember the name of it. Does anyone out there remember the dance hall & recall what the name of it was? I just loved Roseland. It was a fluke how I ended up living there—lived w/my Grand-ma after my Mom died from 1965-72. Used to see the Monster Movies @ The Roseland Theatre on Saturdays as a kid then as a teen-ager attended The Battle of the Bands @ The State Theatre. Worked @ Preskus Rexall Drugs on 110th & Michigan Avenue from 1969-72. Of course we watched many a movie at both theaters, but as a teen-ager we had walked out a couple of times when the movie was too long, like we did with Gone With the Wind. Patience is not always a virtue when you’re young! Memories are so magical in regard to Roseland that can’t be duplicated from any other Chicago neighborhood. There was just something about that neighborhood. It’s sad that the days of the movie house are basically over. Those multi-cinema places are so impersonal. Signed, a graduate from St. Willibrord High School.
My Dad who was born in 1927 told me about this theatre/The Parkway and he also stated there was a dance hall on the same side of the street right before the theatre. He didn’t remember the name of the dance hall. Does anyone out there remember the dance hall & its name. I just loved Roseland & it was a fluke that I ended up there during my formative years as my Mother died so I lived there w/my Grand-mother from 1965-72. The Roseland Theatre played monster movies on Saturdays when I was a kid & by the time I was a teen-ager The State Theatre had The Battle of the Bands. Of course we saw many a movie at these theatres too, but remember we walked out of The Roseland as young teen-agers if the movie was too long like Gone With the Wind. There was something about that neighborhood that made it so magical. I’m a St. Willibrord’s High School graduate.
My Dad who was born in 1927 was just telling me of The Parkway Theatre the other day & he also mentioned that there was a dance hall on the same side of the street/East side right before the theatre, but he couldn’t remember the name of it. Does anyone out there remember the dance hall & recall what the name of it was? I just loved Roseland. It was a fluke how I ended up living there—lived w/my Grand-ma after my Mom died from 1965-72. Used to see the Monster Movies @ The Roseland Theatre on Saturdays as a kid then as a teen-ager attended The Battle of the Bands @ The State Theatre. Worked @ Preskus Rexall Drugs on 110th & Michigan Avenue from 1969-72. Of course we watched many a movie at both theaters, but as a teen-ager we had walked out a couple of times when the movie was too long, like we did with Gone With the Wind. Patience is not always a virtue when you’re young! Memories are so magical in regard to Roseland that can’t be duplicated from any other Chicago neighborhood. There was just something about that neighborhood. It’s sad that the days of the movie house are basically over. Those multi-cinema places are so impersonal. Signed, a graduate from St. Willibrord High School.
My Dad who was born in 1927 told me about this theatre/The Parkway and he also stated there was a dance hall on the same side of the street right before the theatre. He didn’t remember the name of the dance hall. Does anyone out there remember the dance hall & its name. I just loved Roseland & it was a fluke that I ended up there during my formative years as my Mother died so I lived there w/my Grand-mother from 1965-72. The Roseland Theatre played monster movies on Saturdays when I was a kid & by the time I was a teen-ager The State Theatre had The Battle of the Bands. Of course we saw many a movie at these theatres too, but remember we walked out of The Roseland as young teen-agers if the movie was too long like Gone With the Wind. There was something about that neighborhood that made it so magical. I’m a St. Willibrord’s High School graduate.