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The New Regal Theater (originally Avalon Theater) is located at 1641 East 79th Street in Chicago Illinois. The theater opened as the Avalon Theater in 1927. The design is an atmospheric Moorish Revival movie palace designed by John Eberson who was nationally known for the atmospheric design. It is said that the theater’s design was inspired by a Persian incense burner that Eberson found in an antique market.

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address
1641 E. 79th Street
architect
John Eberson
closing year
2003-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
former name
Avalon Theater
location city
Chicago
opening date
1927-08-29
opening year
1927-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
rebuilding year
1985-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
reopening year
2008-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
seating capacity
2250
latitude
41.7514
longitude
-87.5835

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