The Polaroid Wall provides a library of pictures taken at the famous production facility.
Author Archives: John Owens
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The Scopitone films that time forgot
Two local collectors are putting on their second annual event dedicated to the passé precursors to contemporary music videos.
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The New New Regal
After losing out on big=name bookings, the south-side landmark charts a new course.
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Final Stage?
Patrons of the Amphitheatre’s unique events may have to look elsewhere for their fun.
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Rebirth of the Regal: filling an entertainment void on the south side
For 40 years, the Regal Theater was the most important entertainment showcase on the south side. Located at 47th and South Parkway (now Martin Luther King Drive), it was the Chicago venue for virtually every popular black performer who passed through town from the late 1920s to the late ’60s. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count […]