Balaban & Katz chain

Balaban & Katz chain Soundex Code B415

The first incarnation of the Balaban and Katz Theatre Corporation appeared in 1916 in Chicago by A.J. Balaban, Barney Balaban, Sam Katz, and Morris Katz. It held its first meeting as a Delaware corporation on January 21, 1925. The company was officially dissolved as an Illinois corporation on July 31, 1970.

The following classic movie theaters previously belonged to the Balaban & Katz chain

1 - 113 of 113

Name Location Status

Academy Theater, Waukegan, IL, Closed/Demolished

Admiral Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Alba Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Alvin Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Apollo Fine Arts & Entertainment Center, Peoria, IL, Open

Apollo Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Auburn Theater, Rockford, IL, Closed

Bel-Air Drive-In, Cicero, IL, Closed/Demolished

Belmont Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Belpark Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Berwyn Theater, Berwyn, IL, Closed/Demolished

Biltmore Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Broadway Strand Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Castle Theater, Bloomington, IL, Closed

Central Park Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Century Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Cine Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Circle Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Colfax Theater, South Bend, IN, Closed/Demolished

Congress Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford, IL, Open

Coronet Theater, Evanston, IL, Closed/Demolished

Covent Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Crocker Theater, Elgin, IL, Closed/Demolished

Crystal Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Drake Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Fischer Theater, Danville, IL, Closed / Renovating / Restoring

Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Fox Theater, Aurora, IL, Closed

Garrick Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Gateway Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Genesee Theater, Waukegan, IL, Open

Granada Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Grand Opera House, Blue Island, IL, Closed

Grand Theater, Alton, IL, Closed

Grand Theater, Gary, IN, Closed/Demolished

Grove Theater, Elgin, IL, Closed

Harding Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Howard Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Iris Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Irvin Theater, Bloomington, IL, Closed/Demolished

Kee Theater, Kewanee, IL, Closed

LaGrange Theater, La Grange, IL, Open/Renovating

Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Lakeside Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Landmark's Century Center Cinema, Chicago, IL, Open

Lincoln Theater, Danville, IL, Closed/Demolished

Luna Theater, Kankakee, IL, Closed

Luna Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Lyric Theater, Blue Island, IL, Closed

Madison Theater, Peoria, IL, Open

Majestic Theater, Bloomington, IL, Closed/Demolished

Majestic Theater, Streator, IL, Open

Manor Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Marbro Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Mary Anderson Theater, Louisville, KY, Closed

Maryland Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

McVickers Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Mercury Theater, Elmwood Park, IL, Closed/Demolished

Michigan Theater, Detroit, MI, Closed

Midway Theater, Rockford, IL, Closed

New Majestic Arts and Conference Center, Kankakee, IL, Closed / Renovating / Restoring

Normal Theater, Normal, IL, Open

Norshore Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Nortown Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Oakbrook Center Cinemas, Oak Brook, IL, Closed

Orpheum Theater, Joliet, IL, Closed/Demolished

Orpheum Theater, Quincy, IL, Closed/Demolished

Palace Theater, Danville, IL, Closed/Demolished

Palace Theater, Peoria, IL, Closed/Demolished

Palace Theater, Rockford, IL, Closed/Demolished

Pantheon Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Paradise Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Paramount Theater, Aurora, IL, Open

Paramount Theater, Hammond, IN, Closed/Demolished

Paramount Theater, Kankakee, IL, Open

Paramount Theater, Marion, IN, Closed/Demolished

Park Theater, La Grange, IL, Closed/Demolished

Peerless Theater, Kewanee, IL, Closed/Demolished

Pekin Theater, Pekin, IL, Closed/Demolished

Plumb Theater, Streator, IL, Closed/Demolished

Portage Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Princess Theater, Alton, IL, Closed/Demolished

Princess Theater, Joliet, IL, Closed

Princess Theater, Peoria, IL, Closed/Demolished

Regal Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Rialto Square Theater, Joliet, IL, Open

Rialto Theater, Peoria, IL, Closed/Demolished

Rialto Theater, Elgin, IL, Closed/Demolished

Rialto Theater, Waukegan, IL, Closed/Demolished

Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL, Open

Roosevelt Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Senate Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Southtown Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

State Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

State Theater, Gary, IN, Closed/Demolished

State-Lake Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Terminal Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Times Theater, Rockford, IL, Closed

Tivoli Theater, Aurora, IL, Closed/Demolished

Tivoli Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Tivoli Theater, Downers Grove, IL, Open

Tower Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

United Artists Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed

Valencia Theater, Evanston, IL, Closed/Demolished

Varsity Theater, Evanston, IL, Closed

Washington Theater, Quincy, IL, Closed

Wildey Theater, Edwardsville, IL, Closed / Renovating / Restoring

Will Rogers Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished

Wood River Theater, Wood River, IL, Closed

Woods Theater, Chicago, IL, Closed/Demolished