Congress Theater
Chicago, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Congress Theater is a historic movie palace in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, designed by Fridstein and Company and constructed in 1925–1926 for the theater operator Lubliner and Trinz. Its ornate interior and exterior combine Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance styles. In its heyday it seated 2,904 moviegoers, and it later became a popular concert venue. The building is a Chicago Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- movie theater, music venue
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Chicago Landmark
- Place
- Chicago, United States
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