Congress Theater

Coordinates: 41°55′12″N 87°41′32″W / 41.92°N 87.69222°W / 41.92; -87.69222

Congress Theater
The Congress Theater (present day)
Address	2135 N. Milwaukee Avenue
City	Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Designation	Chicago Landmark
Architect	Fridstein & Company
Capacity	4,500
Type	movie theater
Years active	1926-present
Current use	live music venue
Chicago Landmark
Designated:	July 10, 2002
http://www.congresschicago.com/

The Congress Theater in Chicago, built by Fridstein and Company in 1926 for the movie theater chain of Lubliner and Trinz, is a surviving example of a movie palace. It features ornate exterior and interior design work, in a combination of the Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance styles.

The Congress Theater could seat over 2,900 moviegoers and also has storefronts facing the streets. The theater is currently operating as a 4,500-capacity live music venue. It is located at 2117-2139 N. Milwaukee Avenue and was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 10, 2002.^[1]

In August 2008, pop punk band Paramore recorded a live CD/DVD titled The Final Riot! at the theater. It was released in November 2008. Dragon Gate USA began using the venue for its professional wrestling shows in 2009.

See also

• Chicago Landmark

Notes

1. ^ "Congress Theater". City of Chicago. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/C/CongressTheater.html. Retrieved 2007-05-21. 

External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 41°55′12″N 87°41′32″W / 41.92°N 87.69222°W / 41.92; -87.69222

This article about a specific theater is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois Music venues in Chicago, Illinois Theatres in Chicago, Illinois Buildings and structures completed in 1926 Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States Classical Revival architecture in Illinois Chicago, Illinois stubs Theatre (structure) stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? The Spanish Curate Satelín-Torres Look at other dictionaries: Congress Theater — 41°55′12″N 87°41′32″O / 41.92, 87.69222 …   Wikipédia en Français Congress Theatre — may refer to: Congress Theatre (Torfaen) Congress Theatre (Eastbourne) Congress Theater, Chicago This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia Theater Anu — inszeniert poetisches Theater im Öffentlichen Raum. Begehbare Installationen und das Theater der Begegnung sind charakteristisch für die Theaterinstallationen. Seit den 2000er Jahren erforscht und inszeniert Theater Anu poetische Theaterformen im …   Deutsch Wikipedia Theater in the United States — Theater of the United States is based in the Western tradition, mostly borrowed from the performance styles prevalent in Europe. Fact|date: September 14, 2008|date=September 2008 Regional or resident theatres in the United States are professional …   Wikipedia Theater of the United States — This article is about stage theater in the United States. For information about the movie industry, see Cinema of the United States. Theater of the United States AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI …   Wikipedia THEATER — origins post biblical period FROM 1600 TO THE 20TH CENTURY england france germany italy holland russia united states jews in the musical the jew as entertainer yiddish theater premodern performance in yiddish haskalah drama broder singers the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism Congress of Berlin — For similar international conferences in Berlin, see Berlin Conference (disambiguation). Anton von Werner, Congress of Berlin (1881): Bismarck between Gyula Andrássy and Pyotr Shuvalov, on the left Alajos Károlyi, Alexander Gorchakov and Benjamin …   Wikipedia Theater in Japan — Illustration einer japanischen Kabuki Aufführung Unter Japanischem Theater versteht man in erster Linie, aber nicht ausschließlich traditionelle Formen des japanischen Schauspiels, wie Nō und Kabuki. Japan und insbesondere Tōkyō bieten daneben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Congress on Research in Dance — Dance Research Journal, publication of Congress on Research in Dance   Abbreviated title ( …   Wikipedia Congress Centrum Suhl — Die Stadthalle der Freundschaft in Suhl im November 1972 …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”