Riding south on Marshall to the corner of Cermak (22nd), I found the impressive
Marshall Square Theater, a former vaudeville venue, which is now a banquet hall under the name "Apollo's 2000". The vertical signage jutting out from the facade makes me crazy (
stupid, stupid stupid!), but it's still an impressive building. It was designed by
Alexander Levy and built in 1917 and remodeled (with the vertical sign, grrr) in 1936. According to the Cinema Treasures web site, of the 11 theaters which Levy designed in Chicago, this is the only one which is still open.
Equally impressive is the massive former
Carter Harrison Technical High School. It was named for a former Chicago mayor who served 5 terms in the 1800s. The high school opened in 1912 and closed (as a high school) in 1983.
Riding south on Marshall to the corner of Cermak (22nd), I found the impressive Marshall Square Theater, a former vaudeville venue, which is now a banquet hall under the name "Apollo's 2000". The vertical signage jutting out from the facade makes me crazy (stupid, stupid stupid!), but it's still an impressive building. It was designed by Alexander Levy and built in 1917 and remodeled (with the vertical sign, grrr) in 1936. According to the Cinema Treasures web site, of the 11 theaters which Levy designed in Chicago, this is the only one which is still open.
Equally impressive is the massive former Carter Harrison Technical High School. It was named for a former Chicago mayor who served 5 terms in the 1800s. The high school opened in 1912 and closed (as a high school) in 1983. 
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