Citizens for the Adelphi Theater

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.
Find sources: "Citizens for the Adelphi Theater" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

|

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (January 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

|

(Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The Citizens for the Adelphi Theater is an advocacy group formed[when?] by Bill Morton in an attempt to save the theater in Chicago from demolition.

## Adelphi Theater[edit]

The Adelphi Theater, a historical landmark in Rogers Park, was located at the intersection of Clark street and Estes avenue. Designed by John E.O. Pridmore, the Adelphi was built in 1917 with a brick and terra-cotta edifice. It originally had seating in an auditorium slanted toward the screen. Famous Chicago artist, Ed Paschke was once a tenant in the second floor studio space.

## Vacant[edit]

Bill Morton, owner of 4x Records, moved to Rogers Park so that he could continue to work on his business and, while looking for space for his business, came upon the vacant theater. He became infatuated with the building and its history and worked out a deal with its owners so that his band and company could use the space while upgrading its interior. The mounting struggles to keep the building standing soon became evident and Bill Morton started his first not for profit organization, Citizens for the Adelphi Theater. There was much support for Citizens for the Adelphi Theater to raise funds and renovate the beautiful, architecturally sound building.

## Demolition[edit]

Alderman Joe Moore, however, agreed to the sale and demolition of the building so that condominiums could be built in its place.

## See also[edit]

* List of Chicago Landmarks

## References[edit]

## External links[edit]

* Chi-Town Daily News article about Bill Mortons attempt to save the Adelphi Theater
* Chicago Reader article about Bill Mortons attempt to save the Adelphi Theater