THREATENED: Fundraising Challenges Delay Avalon Regal Theater Restoration and Reopening (Chicago 7 2012)

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2022

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Avalon Regal Theater EAR 10 — The Avalon Regal Theater, 1927, John Eberson, 1641 East 79th Street. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers

The Avalon Regal Theater, 1927, John Eberson, 1641 East 79th Street. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers

After Taking Cash From Kanye, Avalon Regal Theater’s Owner Counting On Crypto To Bring Landmark Back To Life; Owner Jerald Gary needs $1 million to settle his tax debt or the historic South Shore theater could be taken over by the county’s land bank. And he needs millions more to restore the theater before it can reopen, Maxwell Evans, Block Club Chicago, 6/15/22

Owner of neglected Avalon Regal finds the show must go on; Despite his preservation efforts, investor Jerald Gary is being pressured to step aside as unpaid taxes mount, David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/4/22

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