An image from "Park Ridge, Illinois: A Photo History" showing the new Pickwick building on the right: "By the mid-'20s we had lost our small-town appearance!" reads the caption in the book. Park Ridge’s Historic Preservation Commission just announced a project to analyze the evolution of the city’s historic structures. When the commission was first
Customers exit the Pickwick in Uptown Park Ridge after movie showings on Sunday, Jan. 15. (Journal photo) One of the recurring special features at the Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Ave., in recent years has been the Pickwick Classics film series, hosted by Matthew Hoffman, a film buff who is also on the staff of
Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre on Thursday showed the last film under its current owners. Arrangements with a new theater operator are in the works but haven't been announced yet.
Owners of Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre are delaying announcement of the new tenant who will operate the theater, saying details are still being worked out.