Description: The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz, Illinois, Images of America, Pape The Balaban and Katz Theater Corporationperfected the movie palaceconcept in Chicago, creating an extremely popular pastime that contributed greatly to Chicago's cultural identity.The Balabans started in the movie theater business in 1908 by leasing the 100-seat Kedzie Nickelodeonon Kedzie Avenue. Balaban brothers Barney and A. J. dreamed of operating 5,000-seat movie palaces, so in 1916, they joined family friends Sam and Morris Katz to form the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation. Their mission was to offer an unrivaled theater-going experience with the finest live performances and service. They built ornate theaters, such as the Chicago, the Uptown, and the Congress Theaters, filling them with fine furnishings, antiques, and artwork.Balaban and Katzproduced live stage shows between the movies with the likes of Bob Hope, Louis Armstrong, and Benny Goodman. Sadly, only a few of these gorgeous theaters still stand today.Author David Balaban is named after his grandfather, one of the seven Balaban brothers who ran Balaban and Katz. Join him as he shares the stories and images of grandfather and great-uncles movie theaters.
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MPN: 9780738539867
Book Title: Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
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Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Theater / History & Criticism, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Photography, History, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
