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Athenaeum Theatre Productions and Passion River Films presents
ATP 2020: Going Attractions (& Passion River Films)
The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7:00PM

Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Ave.
Main Stage (Lobby level)
Chicago, IL 60657
Lincoln, Wellington and Southport
CTA Bus #9; Brown Line Wellington Stop

All-ages. Screening lasts 90 minutes with no intermission.

Other countries built palaces for royalty; in the United States we built them to watch movies. Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of Movie Palaces celebrates the grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States. Built in the 1910s-30s, when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, so were the venues designed to show them: Thousands of seats, giant screens, exotic and ornate interiors with balconies and lounges, in-house organs and orchestras, amazing marquees, and air conditioning back when homes had none. The film also tracks the theaters’ eventual decline, through to current-day preservation efforts. A tribute to America’s great art form and the great monuments created for audiences to enjoy them in.