6 Stop 6 of 10 on Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

The Chicago Theatre

The Loop & North Side, Chicago

A Preview

"That six-story vertical sign spelling out the city's name is probably the single most photographed object in Chicago. It went up in nineteen twenty-one on a movie palace built to make ordinary people feel like royalty for the price of a ticket. The lobby was modeled on a French king's chapel. The grand staircase copies the one at the Paris opera house."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

10 stops · 35 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
  3. 3 The Biograph Theater
  4. 4 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Site
  5. 5 Holy Name Cathedral
  6. 6 The Chicago Theatre
  7. 7 The Palmer House Hotel
  8. 8 The Site of the Lexington Hotel
  9. 9 The Site of the Metropole Hotel
  10. 10 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Chicago Theatre

This is just one of 10 stops on the Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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