Theatres and Concert Venues
Dublin Core
Title
Theatres and Concert Venues
Subject
A collection of concert venues with deep Chicago history.
Description
All images except the one for the Metro are digital surrogates for vintage photographs.
Creator
Will Farina
Collection Items
Riviera Theatre
Built in 1917 and originally opened as part of a family-owned theatre chain. It became a private nightclub in 1986, and a concert venue beginning with a change of ownership in 2006.
Aragon Ballroom
Located in Uptown, The Aragon Ballroom opened 15 July 1926 and regularly booked nation's top jazz bands. The interior was designed in "Moorish" architectural stylized to resemble a Spanish village. Holds almost 8,000 people. Regular dances ended in…
The Metro
Originally built in 1927 as a Swedish Community Center, the Metro became a jazz and folk club and then primarily a venue for rock concerts beginning in 1982. Famouse bands to have played there include New Order, The Ramones, Depeche Mode, R.E.M.,…
Granada Theater Exterior
A photograph of the Granada Theater in Rogers Park, Chicago, demolished in 1990.