Wolf Point is the area in the Chicago River where the main stem and the north and south branches merge.

     Located in West Ridge at 2516 West Devon, the Cine Theater once stood..  It opened in 1937.  The architect was George Leslie Rupp.  It was operated by the Balaban and Katz Group.   It had one screen.  It had a capacity of 1200 seats.  Its style was described as stream line moderne.  It was in operation until 1953.    Apparently, the theater was inexpensive and featured B movies

     After the theater closed, the building was used as a clothing store.  More recently it houses an Indian Restaurant.

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     Beginning in January of 2013, construction started on a new CTA substation at Farrell Avenue.  The purpose was to increase capacity in the Red and Purple Lines.

     When completed, the structure was a three story brick building on the east side of the tracks.  It is 34 feet in height, 19 feet deep, and 181 feet long.  

     Incoming power of 12,600 volts from Com Ed is routed through protective switchgear,a transformer that reduces voltage and a rectifier that converts a.c. to d.c. current.  This then is fed to the third rail.

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      Located in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago was the Nor town Theater.  It stood at 6320 North Western Avenue.  It was built for Publix, Balaban and Katz Group in 1930.The architect was J.E.O.Pridmore.  It originally had one screen and a capacity of 2,086 seats.

     The interior was decorated in a marine motif.  There were mermaids, seahorses, and zodiac signs.  The ceiling featured a representation of the April constellation.  An astronomy professor from the Armour Institute was consulted to produce an accurate representation.

     Noted film critic Gene Siskel was a frequent attended at the theater as a youth.

     In the later years, the Plitt Theater Group acquired the theater.  In the mid 1980’s, they converted the Nortown to 3 screens.  Ownership then converted to Cineplex Odeon.  Unfortunately, this company painted over the interior of the theater including the murals.

   The Nortown closed as a movie theater in 1990. It was used as community center and a church.  Prior to its demolition, the interior decorative plaster fixtures were removed and sold.  The marquee was removed. Eventually, the theater was demolished in 2007.

     Amrit  Patel, a local business entrepreneur, wanted to build a multistory condominium at the site of the demolished theater.  The building was also to have two small theaters featuring Indian  and Pakistani films.   Due to many factors, the project never materialized.  Eventually, a Wendy’s fast food restaurant was built at the site.