Biography theater chicago location symbol
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Biography theater chicago location symbol
References [ edit ]. National Park Service. March 13, Chicago Daily Tribune. July 23, Archived from the original on June 17, Retrieved June 3, July 24, August 25, Now speculation has existed for decades on if this was actually Dillinger or not. Several theories state that it was a decoy for the FBI, and that Dillinger got away and retired somewhere after having plastic surgery.
The evidence strongly points to the concept that the man gunned down outside the theatre may indeed not have been Dillinger, but instead a man named Jimmy Lawrence. Much of the medical evidence makes it appear that the man who was in the alley that bloody night had a different height and build as well as several other different physical characteristics for instance eye color may not have matched, but this can be explained by the severe head trauma of taking several shots to the head.
Apparently, Dillinger's dad claimed the body was not that of his son, but Dillinger's sister positively identified it by a scar on the leg. Will we really know? Probably not. If the man who was shot in the alley that night was not in fact Dillinger, than the FBI wrongly killed someone. If I were him, I'd be pretty angry at the mistake.
And angry he might be. Rumor has it that the alley where Dillinger was gunned down is haunted by the ghost of whoever the victim was, Dillinger or otherwise. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now that is what I call "A Plan". By the way my email is womanborn46 yahoo. Post a Comment. The new stage is 30 feet 9. There is an 8-foot 2.
There is limited fly space above the stage. There are two dressing rooms and a green room behind the stage. The lobby is wider than in the movie theater days, and the restrooms have been expanded. The facades of the theater and adjoining businesses were redressed to appear as they did in for the film Public Enemies.