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Congress Theater Ticketed for Landmark Status

CHICAGO-The owner of one of the remaining original moviehouses objects to landmark designation, but the Commission on Chicago Landmarks is recommending it anyway in order to preserve the 2,904-seat auditorium.

By Mark Ruda | Updated on July 09, 2002

CHICAGO-The curtain won’t go down on the Congress Theater’s 1920s-vintage architecture or its use as a 2,904-seat auditorium. The property is likely to be designated a landmark following a favorable recommendation by the city council’s committee on historical landmark preservation over the objections of the current owner.

Although the owner has not consented to landmark designation, talks will continue between him and the city’s department of planning and development, promises John W. Baird, secretary of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. “We expect these conversations to continue and we’ll continue to work with the owners,” Baird told the city council committee Monday.

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