The Deluxe Theatre was built in 1912 and, according to Cinema Treasures, was one of the earliest theatres in the once-fashionable Uptown neighborhood built specifically for motion pictures.
It is said that Gloria Swanson, a Chicago-native and future movie star, hung out at the Deluxe when she lived in Uptown, before she started making her own movies at local Essanay Studios.
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My father worked at this theatre. He did everything was taking tickets to cleaning seats in the late 60s. My fathers name is Teo Philo Delvalle. He met my mother there with her son. We were born later on.
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