tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post7102550802638270732..comments2011-02-24T14:35:20.734-06:00Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-18921145621033653512011-02-24T14:35:20.734-06:002011-02-24T14:35:20.734-06:00the two story building next to the theater was where i took dancing lessons from madam andre in the very early 50&#39;s the studio was on the second floor marilynne marcosfishing adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871681379722602269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-52754601431979708112011-02-24T14:31:18.773-06:002011-02-24T14:31:18.773-06:00the two story building next to the theater was where i took dancing lessons from madam andre in the very early 50&#39;s the studio was on the second floor marilynne marcosfishing adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871681379722602269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-52409311912959170312010-05-10T09:15:33.820-05:002010-05-10T09:15:33.820-05:00I put &quot;Lizalzi&quot; into the Trib Archives search and go no hits. Is spelling correct?adgornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17385292047845352605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-89484481999290594482010-05-09T20:41:36.317-05:002010-05-09T20:41:36.317-05:00Does anyone know what the Lizalzi Theater Co. was ?<br /><br />It is in a reference to the Wilson Av Theater in 1915.<br /><br />Tom Crown<br /><br />tcmute@att.netTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12513800523634791523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-17602765715176234892008-05-08T11:51:00.000-05:002008-05-08T11:51:00.000-05:00there was an entertainment company interested in buying the bank- i believe they were going to restore it to a theater... but then according to the city you have to provide for a good amount of parking if you are opening a new entertainment venue. Anyway, the land they wanted to purchase with the bank (the parking lot) is contaminated and no one wants to pay the cost of cleaning it up. So it sits...Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06139116101912805933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-18312289010019438442008-05-05T12:07:00.000-05:002008-05-05T12:07:00.000-05:00This used to be the Bank of Chicago, where I opened my first bank account with $5 back in July 1965.adgornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17385292047845352605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-47716757789879269972007-12-21T13:08:00.000-06:002007-12-21T13:08:00.000-06:00You can ask your alderman.<BR/><BR/>Helen Shiller made an activist name for herself by opposing the building of Truman. Too yuppie and too disruptive to Uptown's squalor for her tastes, dontchaknow.<BR/><BR/>Green Fairy, your blog rocks! Instead of mourning the way it was, it makes me want to build Uptown back up to the status it had in the early 1900s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-24742878853377043802007-12-17T13:28:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:28:00.000-06:00There also used to be a theater on Wilson where Truman College now stands. I would love to see what that block (south side) looked like before the college was built.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-58374107846385714072007-12-17T11:22:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:22:00.000-06:00Thanks for these fabulous images. It makes me quite melancholy to see what a vibrant and built-up area Uptown was back when . . .Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-11385039684849440592007-12-15T11:18:00.000-06:002007-12-15T11:18:00.000-06:00That used to be quite a grand corner. We wonder what residents from 80 years ago would think if they saw this same intersection today? Interesting bit about the theatre.Uptown Updaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714258095661297253noreply@blogger.com