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The Harper is named in the “Best of Chicagoist” list of top 7 movie theaters in Chicago. Click here for the Full Article

The Harper Theater has won The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2014 Vision Award. See more details in the link below.

On February 22nd, The Harper received the 2014 Marian and Leon Despres Preservation Award for “outstanding achievements in the preservation of Hyde Park’s architectural heritage.” For more information about the Harper’s Award, click the link below.

OCT 16, 2013 Harper Theater awarded hph2012 / News In Brief / 0 Comments By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer Harper Theater will receive an award from Landmarks Illinois next week for restoring the historic movie house. The theater will receive the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards on Oct. 26, along with eight other [ Read More ]

Residents, businesses benefit from Hyde Park’s growth as a destination for dining, shopping, and fun By Laura Milani Alessio Photo by Robert Kozloff Article courtesy of The University of Chicago The sidewalk in front of Hyde Park’s recently reopened Harper Theater filled with moviegoers one recent Sunday afternoon. Some headed straight inside for the first-run [ Read More ]

By ROBERT SHAROFF Published: October 23, 2012 Article courtesy of the New York Times CHICAGO — The University of Chicago is midway through what it characterizes as a “once in a generation” community redevelopment effort aimed at revitalizing 53rd Street, a blighted retail district several blocks north of its historic [ Read More ]

A century-old building turned new movie theater is set to open this winter. by Raghav Verma Harper Theater is expected to open in mid-December, after the announcement nearly a year ago that it would become part of the University’s Harper Court developments. Tony Fox, the President of ADF Capital, Ltd., [ Read More ]

The Chicago Maroon is reporting that the movie theater at 53rd Street and Harper Avenue, which was built in 1915 but has been closed since 2002, will reopen this fall. Originally named the Harper Theater, it was later called the Hyde Park 1 & 2 before finally closing. It [ Read More ]