The Eagle Theater - Chicago, IL
Posted by: libbykc
N 41° 50.180 W 087° 39.056
16T E 445953 N 4631809
This building once housed the Eagle Theater, a nickelodeon in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago.
Waymark Code: WM13EE8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2020
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This building on Morgan Street is now home to a banquet hall but once held the Eagle Theater, a nickelodeon in what was then the Lithuanian part of the neighborhood. (
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According to Cinema Treasures, "The Eagle Theater opened around 1915 [plaque says 1914], in the Bridgeport neighborhood, located on S. Morgan Street near W. 33rd Place, not far from the south branch of the Chicago River. It could seat just under 300." (
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It closed as a movie theater in 1950.
I was not able to go inside but have read that the banquet hall has preserved some of the theater's architectural features. There is a small plaque on the exterior of the building commemorating its past life.