During our visit to Chicago last month, one of the city's most iconic sites we wanted to stop by was the Chicago Theater.
The Chicago Theater building with its huge marquee is one of the landmarks of the city.
So the morning of our second day in Chicago, we walked to the Loop to see this building.
In its beginnings, it was called Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre after the company that managed its construction.
The Street
The theater is located at 175 N State St in downtown. Its construction dates back to 1921.
The Theatre Marquee
The theater's marquee is magnificent and a city landmark.
The Building
The architectural style of the building is French Neo-Baroque.
We were told that the inside of the theater is beautiful but you could not enter the building without a ticket for a show or as part of a paid guided tour. In fact, the ticket booths face the outside of the building.
In the evening
That same day in the evening we went back to the Loop and were able to take some more pictures and see the marquee lit at night.
We were left with the desire to see the inside of the building but who knows, let's hope maybe someday we'll visit Chicago again and have the chance to go for a show.
Couch Place and the Nederlander
It is not part of the theater but very close to it, on a corner, we saw a pedestrian street called Coach Place. I took a picture of it because I was curious that it had a mural painted on one of its walls. However, we decided not to go near it because we thought some people were arguing and we continued on our way. But by chance, while looking for some information for this post, I found out that this alley is also called The Alley of Death because of a fateful event that happened in 1903 when a theater that was in that area burned down. If you are curious you can read about it here. And it turns out that there is now an urban legend that the alley is haunted. In the area of the theater that burned down is a theater built in 1926 that was called Oriental Theater and today is the Nedelander, which we passed by that evening while we were in the vicinity of the Chicago Theater. It also has a very striking marquee.
And this was my little visit to Chicago's theater district in the Loop.
Thank you for reading!
Text In Spanish
Durante nuestra visita a Chicago el mes pasado, uno de los lugares emblemáticos de la ciudad que no queríamos dejar de visitar es el Teatro Chicago.
El edificio del Teatro Chicago, con su enorme marquesina, es uno de los iconos de la ciudad.
Así que la mañana de nuestro segundo día en la ciudad, nos dirigimos al Loop para ver este edificio.
En sus inicios, se llamó Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre por la compañía que gstionó su construcción.
La Calle
El teatro está situado en el 175 N State St, en el centro de la ciudad. Su construcción data de 1921.
La Marquesina
La marquesina del teatro es magnífica y un icono de la ciudad.
El Edificio
El estilo arquitectónico del edificio es neobarroco francés.
Nos dijeron que el interior del teatro es precioso, pero no se puede entrar en el edificio sin una entrada para un espectáculo o como parte de una visita guiada pagada. De hecho, las taquillas dan al exterior del edificio.
Al anochecer
Ese mismo día por la noche fuimos de nuevo al Loop y pudimos hacer algunas fotos más y ver la marquesina iluminada por la noche.
Nos quedamos con las ganas de ver el edificio por dentro pero quien sabe, tal vez algun dia sera.
Couch Place y el Nederlander
No forma parte del teatro pero muy cerca de él, en una esquina hay una calle peatonal llamada Coach Place. Le hice una foto porque me resultó curioso que tuviera un mural pintado en una de sus paredes. Sin embargo, decidimos no acercarnos porque nos pareció que había gente discutiendo y seguimos nuestro camino. Pero por casualidad mientras buscaba algo de información para este post, descubrí que a este callejón también se le llama El Callejón de la Muerte por un fatídico suceso que ocurrió en 1903 cuando se quemó un teatro que estaba en esa zona. Si tienes curiosidad puedes leer sobre ello aquí. Y resulta que ahora hay una leyenda urbana que dice que el callejón está embrujado. En la zona del teatro que se quemó hay un teatro construido en 1926 que se llamaba Teatro Oriental y hoy es el Nedelander por el que pasamos esa tarde mientras estábamos en las inmediaciones del Teatro Chicago y también tiene una marquesina muy llamativa.
Y esta fue mi pequeña visita al distrito teatral de Chicago, en el Loop.
Gracias por leer!
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Like that theater's marquee! It looks exactly like in the movies! 😃
Whenever I see photos like this, I regret that I didn't go to HiveFest Mexico last year, as I would have a chance to visit some places in the United States too! At least, I can do it by checking posts like yours...
Thanks for sharing! 🙏
It looks exactly like it does in the movies! That's why I wanted to see it:)
And who knows, maybe next year Hive Fest will be on this side of the Atlantic again and you have the chance to go. I hope to be able to go to one of those meetings someday ;)
Saludos!
Beautiful Chicago both day and night. So many beautiful buildings. Too bad you couldn't show us the theater inside but enjoyed the ride. I saw you happy, that's the important thing. Happy weekend my dear @coquicoin.🤗🥰
Esas fotos me traen muchos recuerdos de las veces que visité la ciudad.
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Well I must admit I had never heard of the Chicago Theatre Super Eli. It is good a building like this is still operational. We had a few over here that look stunning and have just been left to rot or worse their insides were gutted! Wishing you a great weekend Super Eli 💙
It's a shame that some once stunning theaters are now rotting there. Here, there is nothing like that. There are some restored vintage theaters with beautiful classical architecture but nothing like a theater area or lighted marquees.
But the one in Chicago is famous and has been in a few movies.
Have a super wonderful weekend, Super Ed💙
Ah I think I might have seen in a film without realising it right enough Super Eli 💙
Wow!... I had never seen photos of that 'Chicago theater' it seems like a charming "anachronism" among those skyscrapers! :)... Beautiful photographic work and excellent post @coquicoin friend!... Thanks for sharing, happy weekend fron now and also a lot of blessings for you and family dear friend!...
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Si el interior sigue la línea de la estética exterior debe ser precioso. La marquesina sin duda llama la atención del paseante y dan ganas de entrar a ver lo que sea que estén ofreciendo en esos momentos.
Me encanta la foto con la entrada al subterráneo haciendo de marco, ¡es una captura perfecta! Gracias por avisarnos de pasar de largo por ese callejón, hasta con la luz diurna da mala espina… 😁🤗😘 !LUV
What a lovely building Eli, especially at night with the marquee all lit up. Imagine all the shows and artists who've performed there over the years. I hope you get to see a show there sometime! I'm sure you'll become regular Chicago visitors from now on!
I would avoid the haunted alley at night though😉
Such a wonderful place. But the alley of death there sounds scary.
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