Biograph Theater

Chicago, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Wheelchair access: Accessible

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The Biograph Theater stands on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, a neoclassical movie house designed by Samuel N. Crowen and completed in 1914. Originally conceived as a cinema, it now hosts live theatrical productions. The building gained historical prominence on July 22, 1934, when notorious bank robber John Dillinger was fatally shot by FBI agents as he exited the theater after watching a gangster film. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Chicago Landmark in 2001, the Biograph remains a landmark shaped equally by its architectural heritage and its dramatic role in American crime history.