The oldest running theater in Chicago will soon roll its final credits.
The theater, at 6746 N. Sheridan Road, turned into a COVID-19 test site at the height of the pandemic to stay afloat.
"Farewell Rogers Park. The 400 served the community for 14 years : As home base from the [Black Lives Matter] marches in [Rogers Park], as a Covid testing center, as a banquet facility for local businesses, charities, and homeless shelters, as a restroom for the farmers market one year, and last but not least, as a 1st run movie theater. We sold over 1 million tickets, not a single one for more than $10.
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