The Grayland Theater was located at 3940 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago.  It was built in 1909 and opened as a theater in 1912. It as a small single screen theater with seating for 299 patrons.  It showed silent films with live organ accompaniment.

     The architect was William  Ohlhaber.  The exterior facade was brick and architectural terra cotta.  This was common in the early 1900’s.  The original owner was Samuel Wertheimer.  He owned the theater until 1926.  He sold it to Albert Schmidt for 4,000.

  There was an unfortunate incident at the theater on October 26, 1926.    At this time Schmidt lured Wertheimer in the basement of Grayland at shot him twice.   After that, Schmidt committed suicide.

     The story was that Schmidt was unhappy with the revenues of the theater.

     The theater closed in 1929.