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AMC Block 37 Theater

AMC Block 37 Dine -In Theater occupies a parcel of land in Downtown Chicago that possibly has the strangest history.

This block formerly was occupied by the Roosevelt Theater, which was built in 1921, cinematreasures.org/theaters/982
as well as Stop-n-Shop and several other well -known buildings. In the 1970s, the City of Chicago saw this block as urban blight. So the Roosevelt Theater was closed in 1979 and demolished the following year. Some non-descript single-story retail stores were hastily built in its place.

In 1989, the rest of the block, save a Com-Ed generating station, was demolished. And then the block sat vacant. Plans came and went for the block,. It saw intermittent use as a summertime outdoor gallery and winter skating rink. It became known derisively as "Block 37" (each city block in Chicago has an official number).

Finally circa 2006, construction started on an indoor retail mall to occupy Block 37. The retail center was to be occupied by stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Muvico was to operate the theater. The complex opened in 2008.

Alas, things didn't work out as planned. The complex had trouble attracting tenants. Muvico backed out of the theater deal and the cinema sat mothballed for several years. CBS Channel 2, however, opened new studios in the complex.

Finally, in 2016 AMC Theaters moved in, opening a dine-in cinema. Perhaps ironically, perhaps not, the theater took on its derisive name, AMC Dine-In Theatre Block 37.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / Fort Dearborn Addition (show map)

Taken on: June 1, 2016

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