This poster honors architect R. Harold Zook, designer of the 1928 Pickwick Theatre that one critic called “a poem in stone.” Instead of the French Louis XIV style popular for theaters at the time, the Hinsdale architect used bold Egyptian motifs beloved of the Art Deco movement. Originally built as a live vaudeville theatre, the movie house still features live performances on occasion.
Another poster honoring Zook, “Fox River Moderne,” depicts the dramatic St. Charles Municipal Building designed by Zook in 1940.
Buy the Pickwick Theatre poster here and the St. Charles Municipal Building poster here.