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| Title | Mayor Washington at the New Regal Theater opening |
| Description | On May 15, 1987, Mayor Harold Washington attended a celebration, announcing the opening of the New Regal Theater, at 1645 E. 79th Street. The restoration of the Theater was boosted by a $1 million Illinois Development Action Grant program. The grant was part of a financial package totaling $4.1 million and to also renovate the Avalon Theatre. |
| Neighborhood/Street | Avalon Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Seventy-ninth Street (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Mayors
Theaters
Celebrations
Checks
Assistance
Conservation & restoration
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| Subject.LCSH | Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
New Regal Theater (Chicago, Ill.) -- Photographs
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| Photographer/Artist | Dickey, Antonio B.
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| Date of Original | 1987-05-15 |
| Time Period | 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Language | eng; |
| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-HWAC 1987.5.15.1 |
| Collection | Harold Washington Archives & Collections
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Original Format | Portrait photographs
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| Size | 21 x 26 cm; |
| Subject.LOCAL | groundbreaking
African Americans
activists/politicians
theaters
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