The Pickwick theater in Park Ridge is a historic landmark and has been a community staple for decades. It is scheduled to close in early 2023.
The Pickwick Theater has been in the Park Ridge community for decades. Now, the owners are getting ready to retire early next year, potentially spelling "The End" for the classic movie house.
"You can't match the feeling you get at a movie. For example if you're watching a comedy and you've got 400 people laughing at the same time, you can't get that at home on a TV set," said co-owner Dino Vlahakis. "People came out, supported me. They saw this 21-year-old, probably didn't know what he was doing," he said."This week, for example Monday night we had seven people. So we need people to come back to the theater to keep the movies going," said David Loomos, co-owner."We are down now to 500 people a week. You can't survive with those numbers," Vlahakis said.
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