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adjacent to the

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. From 1912 to 2006, it variously housed the Fullerton Theater, an auto garage, the Crest Theater, and the 3-Penny Cinema. Since 2009 it has been Lincoln Hall, a music venue.

Early history

The building first opened as the Fullerton Theatre, a

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, in 1912. In 1915 it was converted into an auto garage.

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agents took aim at

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from the roof of the building in 1934. It opened again as the Crest Theater in 1938.

The 3-Penny Cinema

The building was named the 3-Penny Cinema in 1964. It was known for playing second-run films and "

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s". It was the first theater in Chicago to screen the pornographic film '' Deep Throat''. The cinema continued to operate until it closed in 2006 due to taxes owed to the

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by the owner.

Lincoln Hall

Since 2009, the building has housed the Lincoln Hall bar and music venue. The capacity is 507, divided between the main floor and the balcony. Brothers Chris and Mike Schuba started the Lincoln Hall venue. In 2009, the brothers were already operating their nearby music venue Schubas Tavern, where Dave Matthews,

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, Feist, and

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played shows early in their careers. The Schuba brothers intended Lincoln Hall to serve as a larger version of their other club, and opened it in 2009 with a performance by

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. Lincoln Hall hosted monthly "3-Penny was here" film nights, at least through 2012. In 2015, the Schuba brothers sold both music clubs to

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, which continues to operate them as a pair, as of 2021.

References

External links

Photos of the cinema from CinematourLincoln Hall/Schubas Tavern web page
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