Davis Theater

The Davis Theater, originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run movie theater located in the of . Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance.
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  • Type: Movie theater
  • Description: movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Pershing Theater
  • Address: 4614 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krause Music Store and Conrad Sulzer Regional Library.

Retail building
The is a commercial building at 4611 North Lincoln Avenue in , Illinois, United States. Constructed in 1922, it is the last of the 126 buildings designed by Louis Sullivan.

Library
is one of three regional libraries in the Chicago Public Library system in , in the U.S. state of . It was named for Conrad Sulzer, the first white settler in what became , whose family held multiple civic posts and established a foundation. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Davis Theater.

Metro station
Western is an 'L' station on the Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the neighborhood. The adjacent stations are , which is located about one-quarter mile to the west, and , about one-half mile to the east. is situated 530 feet northwest of Davis Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Ravenswood.

Suburb
on the North Side of , Illinois, is one of the city's 77 community areas. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Ravenswood, Ravenswood Gardens, Bowmanville, Budlong Woods, as well as itself.

Quarter
Photo: vxla, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood located on the North Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. Lacking designation as one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, it is mostly situated in the community area, with the portion east of Avenue and the Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific North Line railroad tracks being situated in the community area.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of North Side, Chicago, . It is bordered by the on the East, and by the alley south of Lawrence Avenue on the North, Sacramento Avenue on the West, and the alley North of Montrose Avenue on the south.

Davis Theater

Latitude
41.9654° or 41° 57′ 55″ north
Longitude
-87.68682° or 87° 41′ 13″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
86HJX887+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209477923
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cinema
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q14687478
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From Arabic to Spanish—“Davis Theater” goes by many names.

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