The 1928-era Pickwick Theatre may yet have hope for keeping its lights on.
A person walks outside the Pickwick Theatre, Dec. 6, 2022, in Park Ridge. The iconic theater will close in early January 2023 after almost a century of hosting moviegoers and events, its owner said.
he and co-owner Dave Loomos intend to sell the Art Deco theater, a favorite destination in the north suburbs that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.“The good news is the theater will probably close as operated by the Vlahakis and Loomos family, but there will be somebody taking its place,” Vlahakis said Wednesday. Discussions are ongoing, he said, but they’re been promising so far.
Online ticket sales also jumped, with about 1,000 being sold after the reports of the Pickwick’s going dark. Vlahakis said he and Loomos would retain ownership of the building, which has 24 tenants, and lease out the movie operation.News of the Pickwick’s impending closure hit Park Ridge and Chicago-area residents hard, with many expressing sadness, sharing memories of the iconic theater and speculating about how it might be saved.
Maloney thanked the Loomos and Vlahakis families for running the theater, which he called an “ambassador for our community for many years” and said the theater had touched the life of every person who grew up in or near the city.
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