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Davis Theater
Movie theater in Chicago, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Davis Theater, originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run movie theater located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance. In 1999, the Davis was planned to be demolished to build residential condos, but the plans were cancelled in part due to a negative response from the community. It is one of the few operating neighborhood movie theaters in Chicago. Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[2]
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Pershing Theater | |
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Address | 4614 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 United States |
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Coordinates | 41.965438°N 87.686837°W / 41.965438; -87.686837 |
Owner | Tom Fencl |
Operator | Value Theater Corporation |
Type | Movie theater (first run) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1918[1] |
Architect | Walter W. Ahlschlager |
Website | |
http://www.davistheater.com |
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