“A look at the historic Central Park Theatre, now a church in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, which was recently closed after being cited for over 100 city building code violations. This influential 1917 building is said to be the first-ever air-conditioned movie theatre. The complete story at www.chicagotribune.com/centralpark.”
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