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Crowned by one of the most photographed marquees in America, the Chicago Theatre on State Street is a lavishly ornate former movie palace that has become an emblem of the city. Its towering vertical sign, spelling out CHICAGO in blazing letters above a grand arched faÃ§ade, has lit the downtown Loop since 1921 and appears on countless postcards, films and souvenirs. The theatre opened as a flagship picture palace in the era when cinemas were built as gilded fantasies. Designed in a French-inspi...