Originally open to the public on October 26, 1921, the Chicago Theatre used to be the first lavish movie palace of the United States. With wonderful murals on the ceiling and above the stage, it is an elegant, grand and majestic building constructed in French Baroque style. This seven-storey auditorium is capable of seating 3,600 spectators and turns out to be a landmark erected at State Street.

Chicago has long been a popular destination for tourists from everywhere. So does the Chicago Theatre. Every year, the Theatre hosts various stage events and concerts which draw a number of world's brightest stars and plenty of visitors. If you're planning trips to Chicago, make the Chicago Theatre be one of you destinations.

Located at 175 N. State Street, it is easily accessible via car and public transportation. If driving is preferred, the most important thing you need to consider counts as parking. As the Chicago Theatre does not own or operate any Parking Lots, visitors have to park their vehicles in parking garages situated around the Theatre.

Among a number of nearby parking lots and garages, the closest and most convenient one is the Randolph Wabash Self-Park. It's next to the entrance of the Theatre. And you can get into this garage from both Wabash Avenue and Randolph Street. Parking after 5 pm only costs you 14 dollar and no validation is required.

Another parking garage you can take advantage of is the one operated by Impark. It's situated at 60 E Randolph Street, just around the corner from the entrance of the Theatre. Visitors driving from south and east can enter this garage without retrograding as it offers an entrance on the north of Randolph Street and the other on the east of Wabash Avenue. However, you can only get out of this garage from the exit located on Wabash Avenue.

This Garage would open at 6 AM, seven days per week. And its closing time is at 12 PM from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays, it does not close until 10 PM but it always closes at 8 PM on Sundays. To get information about its availability, you can visit its official website - impark.com, or call (312)663-1490.

Driving visitors from west can park in the InterPark Garage located at 181 N Dearborn Street, just a block away from the Theatre. This garage also offers two entrances but only one exit. You can get into through Lake Street and get out from the gate on Dearborn Street. For more information about this garage, you can call at (312) 368-9090.

A website - Chicago Parking Map, offers a very clear map with all the parking areas marked. For more parking options, you can visit this website: chicagoparkingmap.com. After you type in the address of the Theatre (175 N State Street), you get a wealth of information about parking lots in this area.

Map of Parking Lots and Garages around the Theatre

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On the northeast of the Theatre, there are a couple of hotels that provide parking service. Visitors who need to spend a night here can choose to park in these garages. However, to make sure you can find a parking space for your vehicle upon your arrival, consider making a parking reservation. Actually, this is the most effective way to get guaranteed parking. A load of reserved parking spaces are offered on ParkWhiz.com, you can visit its page for the Chicago Theatre to get useful parking information or make reservations.

For visitors who will arrive at the Theatre after 8 PM on January 29th, 8 parking spaces are available at Lisa Lampanelli Parking. If you would go to the Theatre on February 13th, you can reserve a parking space from Franklin Self Park Garage with paying 28 dollars or from Metropolitan Valet with 11 dollars. The franklin Self Park Garage is placed at 180 N Franklin Street (0.4 miles away from the Theatre) while the Metropolitan Valet is at 358 West Ontario Street (0.8 miles).

Reserved Parking Locations next to the Chicago Theatre

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