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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Vintage Photo: The Chicago Theatre on State Street in 1941

1941 photo of the Chicago Theatre

How did you keep cool on a warm Chicago night in the summer of 1941? By taking in the latest Frank Capra flick at the air conditioned Balaban & Katz Chicago Theatre, which was "Delightfully Comfortable Inside!!" You can download a free high-resolution version of this John Vachon photograph from the Library of Congress.

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