Portage Theater
Located at Six Corners in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago's Northwest Side, the Portage Theater is one of the oldest movie houses in Chicago. The Portage Theater opened on December 11, 1920 as the Portage Park Theatre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Movie theater
- Description: movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Portage Park Theatre” and “Portage Theatre”
- Address: 4050 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Veterans Art Museum and Dickinson Park.
National Veterans Art Museum
Museum
The National Veterans Art Museum in Portage Park, Chicago displays art produced by veterans from the Vietnam War and other wars and conflicts. Originally a traveling exhibition, while in Chicago it was viewed by Mayor Richard M.
Mayfair station
Railway station
Photo: Leah Jones, CC BY 2.0.
Mayfair is a Metra station located on the Milwaukee District North Line on the border between the Albany Park and Portage Park community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Mayfair station is situated 2,400 feet north of Portage Theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irving Park and Portage Park.
Irving Park
Suburb
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irving Park is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas, and is located on the Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Avenue…
Portage Park
Suburb
Photo: Orestek, Public domain.
Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north, Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west, Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south.
Jefferson Park
Suburb
Jefferson Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, located on the northwest side of the city. The neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory.
Portage Theater
- Categories: building and commercial building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.95418° or 41° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
-87.74925° or 87° 44′ 57″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
86HJX732+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 162646695OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialGeoNames ID
8498734Wikidata ID
Q7231440
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Portage Theater” goes by many names.
- French: “Portage Theatre”
- German: “Portage Theatre”
- Japanese: “ポーテージ劇場”
- Spanish: “Portage Theatre”
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