None of the links above mention another small theater in Old Irving Park, just steps away from the Palm ... it was called the Progress. I wonder how many of these tiny storefront nickelodeons have been omitted from the list. I do know there were a bunch of theaters up and down S. Ashland in the Back of the Yards area that were vaudeville/nickelodeon/movies all in one and all day long. One of my gr
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try this book: Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago & the Movies by Arnie Bernstein. Maybe the answer is in there. Selig had the zoo on Western Ave. but it could have been either Essanay or Selig because both did westerns, and did shooting in neighborhoods too.
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yes the whole area was designated a landmark district in 1983. you can look it up in the chicago landmarks site. its far from forgotten though. they give tours there, have published a book on every house in the district too. here's a better source -- http://www.thevillachicago.com/community.html
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