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Reel Resilience: The Survival of Chicago Movie Theaters in 1918

Learn about three silent-era Chicago movie theaters that survived the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Walk virtually with Chicago Movie Tours and hear why some Chicagoans claimed small movie houses lured certain filmgoers into a life of sin.

Aug 16, 20231 min read

Get a bite-sized history of Hollywood censorship and Chicago's role in the matter

Jun 16, 20231 min read

I don't like The Dark Knight, but if you run a business called Chicago Movie Tours, then you must submit to the movie at some point.

May 9, 20232 min read

Discover one way to clean 1920s movie houses on the cheap After the 1918 Flu Pandemic , movie theater owners in Chicago and across the...

Oct 31, 20222 min read

Try your hand at 1 question about Chicago's movie history In this series, Bite-Sized Chicago Movie Trivia, we locate a building, an...

Oct 1, 20221 min read

Take a quick look—then and now—at Chicago's Central Park Theatre. Around this time in 1917, a theater opened at 3535 W. Roosevelt Road in...

Oct 6, 20201 min read

Discover three reasons Carl Laemmle is a pioneer in film and Chicago

May 11, 20201 min read