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The Riviera Theatre is a concert venue in the north side of Chicago Illinois. The Riviera Theatre is capable of seating some 2500 audience members. Built in 1917 it was designed by Rapp and Rapp for the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban his brother Barney Balaban and their partner and brother-in-law Sam Katz. It is an example of French Renaissance Revival architecture. It later became a private nightclub in 1986.
