Built in 1928 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Pickwick Theatre is an art deco movie palace located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.”
Wikipedia article Pickwick Theatre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 621 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 1975 · category: Building · built in 1928, Art Deco architecture, by R. Harold Zook.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pickwick Theater Building: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Niles City Dept of Public Works | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Park Ridge, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Lightning | Park Ridge | 1 killed | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | $25,000 | Tree limbs, utility poles and power lines were blown down. A large tree limb fell on a parked car causing significant damage. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | $25,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down, damage was reported to some houses. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | $10,000 | Part of a large tree was blown down on a house on Riverview Street in Des Plaines. Another tree was blown down on two parked cars on Circle Street. Numerous tree limbs were blown in other parts of Des Plaines. |
| October 2010 | Lightning | Park Ridge | $2,000 | Lightning struck the chimney of a two story office building, causing bricks to collapse and shoot across the highway. A piece of brick shattered a window at another building. Busse Highway was shut down until debris could be removed. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | A photo showed a tree limb 4 to 6 inches in diameter blown down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Park Ridge | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near Cumberland Avenue and Touhy Avenue. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | A photo shared on social media showed roof damage to an apartment complex. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down in Park Ridge. Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Park Ridge | - | Minor backyard and street flooding was reported in Park Ridge. Rainfall of 1.01 inches was measured in 45 minutes. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Park Ridge | - | Rainfall of 2.12 inches was measure in 45 minutes. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | A six inch tree was blown down and was blocking the road near Oakton Street and Algonquin Road. A four foot diameter tree was snapped at the base near Golf Road and Washington Road. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | A large tree limb over one foot in diameter was blown down. |
| June 2009 | Flood | Park Ridge | - | Two to three inches of water was reported on the southbound lanes of Interstate 294 near Touhy Avenue. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Park Ridge | - | Penny to nickel size hail reported at Touhy Road and Prospect Avenue. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Ridge | - | A spotter reported 55 to 60 mph winds. Tree limbs were blown down in Alsip and a limb fell on a car in Palos Heights. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Park Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Park Ridge | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Edison Park | 0.7 miles | 2007 |
 | Illinois Industrial School for Girls | 0.8 miles | 1998 |
 | Passionist Fathers Monastery | 2.0 miles | 2013 |
 | Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot | 2.0 miles | 2001 |
 | Norwood Park Historical District | 2.1 miles | 2002 |
 | Leaning Tower of Niles, The | 2.3 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000657 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cook County | All 621 listed properties in this county. |
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