Forsythe Theatre
4608 Indianapolis Boulevard,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
4608 Indianapolis Boulevard,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
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Previously operated by: Indiana-Illinois Theaters
Architects: Louis Harry Warriner
Previous Names: Hartley Theatre
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The Hartley Theatre was opened October 6, 1916. It was renamed Forsythe Theatre on October 6, 1923.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft
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There is a picture on View link (Pic #45), but when you click it the whole thing doesn’t load (although you can see the full pic as a thumbnail.
This opened as the Hartley theatre on October 6th, 1916 and renamed around October 6th, 1923.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12566832/hartley_theatre_opening/
Grand opening ads in the photo section.
The August 7, 1915, issue of The American Contractor said that contracts were being let for a 50'x135' theater building at East Chicago for Joseph Hartley. The project had been designed by architect L. Harry Warriner.