Chaplin Career Launcher Essanay Studios Hosts Gala Event and Preservation Plan, 10/6
Chicago's St. Augustine College has announced that it is hosting a gala evening with a reception, dinner and dancing, today, October 6, 2012, at which a 'historic structures report/preservation and reuse plan' will be unveiled for its historic Essanay Studios buildings. These two structures, at 1333 and 1345 W. Argyle Street in Chicago, housed an early, influential motion picture studio from 1907-1917, and represent an important part of the history of the film industry in the United States.
Chaplin Career Launcher Essanay Studios Hosts October 6 Gala Event and Preservation Plan
Chicago's St. Augustine College has announced that it is hosting a gala evening with a reception, dinner and dancing, on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at which a 'historic structures report/preservation and reuse plan' will be unveiled for its historic Essanay Studios buildings. These two structures, at 1333 and 1345 W. Argyle Street in Chicago, housed an early, influential motion picture studio from 1907-1917, and represent an important part of the history of the film industry in the United States.