The Pickwick Theatre is something more than a symbol of the past, or a nostalgia novelty for Park Ridge. The venue may be unfashionably scaled, and a little ungainly. But it’s special, writes phillipstribune.
Lights illuminate the marque outside the Pickwick Theatre Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 in Park Ridge. Recently the Pickwick Theatre owners, Dino Vlahakis and Dave Loomos announced they will close the theater in January.
A beloved landmark for nearly a century, the Pickwick marquee this week announced the news in shorthand: “Coming Soon — Copernicus at the Pickwick.” Pioneer Press reporter Caroline Kubzansky’s It’s “super early,” Jeffers told me Wednesday, “but our goal is to activate programming at the Pickwick. It’s such a gorgeous facility. So many opportunities. The stage is already set to go for live music and theatrical performances. And now we’re putting our heads together for the programming.”
He toured the place earlier this week; the Des Plaines native remembers going to movies there as a teenager. “I was walking around downtown Park Ridge on a Tuesday night, and let me tell you, the restaurants, the foot traffic, everything was hopping. What they’ve done with the downtown there is spectacular.”
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