Pickwick Theatre
Pickwick Theater Building | |
Roscoe Harold Zook, William F. McCaughey, Alfonso Iannelli | |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
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NRHP reference No. | 75000657[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
The Pickwick Theatre is an
Designed by
The theater was named in 1928 by the mayor of Park Ridge, William H. Malone I, for the title character Samuel Pickwick in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers.[6]
The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975[7] and continues to host films as well as live stage shows. In 1990, theatre management expanded the Pickwick by adding three new screens behind the original auditorium. In 2017, owner Dino Vlahakis added a 39-seat theatre located on the second floor of the rear building, in place of the theatre's offices.[8] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Pickwick Theater was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [9] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
In 2022, the Pickwick Theatre was featured in an episode of NBC's Chicago Fire (TV series).[10]
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ingram, Bruce (January 15, 2018). "Pickwick Theatre celebrates 90 years in Park Ridge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ Mike Thomas. "Screen gems: Theaters are piling on the perks. Where should you see your next movie?" Chicago Sun-Times. 3 March 2006.
- ^ Avis L. Weatherbee. "Screen Gems: A Gilded Tour Of Our Remaining Movie Palaces". Chicago Sun-Times. 18 March 1994.
- ^ Sue Ter Maat. "Renovated Pickwick Theatre Slated For September Debut." Park Ridge Patch. 2 July 2012. https://patch.com/illinois/parkridge/new-and-improved-pickwick-theatre-slated-for-debut-in-september
- ^ Anne Lunde. "Park Ridge's Pickwick Restaurant Set To Close Dec. 7" Journal & Topics Online. http://www.journal-topics.com/news/park_ridge/article_c2fb1f88-6e9a-11e4-9f1d-d7ba64b6bd91.html. 17 November 2014.
- ^ Registered Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ Jennifer Johnson. "Park Ridge's Pickwick adds new, 39-seat theater." Chicago Tribune. 25 August 2017. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-pickwick-new-theater-tl-0831-20170825-story.html
- ^ Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Festenstein, Noah (August 19, 2022). "Pickwick Theater Set Ablaze For 'Chicago Fire' Scenes In Park Ridge". Journal & Topics. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
External links
Media related to Pickwick Theater at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Theatre Website
- The Pickwick at cinematreasures.org
- Illinois Great Places - Pickwick Theater
- Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on the Pickwick Theatre