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Hidden Movie Palaces

WTTW News | April 26, 2011, 7:00 pm

Geoffrey Baer takes us inside Chicago's first movie palaces. 

  • The ultimate guide to classic movie theaters
  • Elmhurst-based Theatre Historical Society of America
  • Lost Palaces: A Gallery of Old Movie Theatres
  • Silent Film Society of Chicago
  • Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts
  • History of the Chicago Theatre
  • Friends of the Uptown Theatre
  • To Purchase the Documentary "Uptown: Portrait of a Palace"

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