In this photo taken Monday, April 19, 2010, is the Uptown Theater in Chicago which opened its doors on August 18, 1925, with a billing of “An Acre of Seats in a Magic City.” The theater was placed by the preservation group Landmarks Illinois to its list of endangered historic sites. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Nick Digilio

The Great American Movie Theater Returns in “Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace”

by: tomhushwgnam

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 / 05:43 AM CST

Updated: Nov 12, 2019 / 05:40 AM CST

by: tomhushwgnam

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 / 05:43 AM CST

Updated: Nov 12, 2019 / 05:40 AM CST

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Director April Wright and theater owner Jerald Gary join Nick Digilio for a look at the history of the movie palace in Chicago and the current efforts to save these majestic monuments to movies from becoming a lost part of our past.