Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic movie theater best known as the site where notorious bank robber John Dillinger was ambushed and killed by federal agents in 1934.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
historic site
movie theater
architect Samuel N. Crowen
architecturalStyle Neo-Classical
associatedWithEvent ambush and killing of John Dillinger
associatedWithOrganization Federal Bureau of Investigation
associatedWithPerson John Dillinger
category Buildings and structures completed in 1914
Chicago Landmarks
linked to: Chicago Landmark

Cinemas and movie theaters in Illinois
Historic sites in Chicago
Theatres in Chicago
cityLandmarkStatus Chicago Landmark
country United States
designatedChicagoLandmark 2001
eraOfConstruction early 20th century
eventDate_JohnDillingerKilling 1934-07-22
formerFunction cinema
hasCity Chicago
hasCountry United States
hasFacadeMaterial brick
terra cotta
hasFunction cultural venue
performing arts venue
hasHistoricPlaque yes
hasMarquee yes
hasSeatingType indoor seating
hasState Illinois
laterUse live theater venue
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
locatedInHistoricDistrict Armitage-Halsted District
locatedInNeighborhood Lincoln Park
notableFeature association with 1930s gangster era
historic marquee on Lincoln Avenue
notableFor site of John Dillinger’s death
NRHPType contributing property
opened 1914
operator Victory Gardens Theater
originalUse movie theater
owner Victory Gardens Theater
partOf Victory Gardens Theater complex
renovated 2000s
renovatedFor live performance space
streetAddress 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue

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John Dillinger placeOfEvent Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States